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Rh These lines, headed “Hvad jeg elsker," "What I love," are in a volume of poems, dedicated to Oehlenschiæger, and show, at least, what an amiable man Andersen is. "The Dying Child" has been one of the most praised of Andersen's minor poems, and it has been translated into several languages. That our readers may judge of it for themselves, we give a close English version of it:

One of Andersen's own favourites is "Soldaten," "The Soldier." It has been translated into German, by Chamisso. The following is from the Danish original: