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All this should be borne in mind when reading the translation of Macha's "May" and when criticizing or condemning the poetic quality and worth of this pride of the Czech literary world. The poem must be read with constant reference to one's own inner life, read for its emotion rather than its plot for its music rather than its prosody. In the words of Prof. V. Vittinger. whose edition I have used in the preparation of this translation: