Quote#Wisdom
A Critical Estimate of Luther's Version
Quote byPhilip Schaff · 1819–1893
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Roman Catholic rival German versions of the Bible.
English (original)
A Critical Estimate of Luther's Version
— Philip Schaff
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The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way, And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay; And on its deck a lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding hills that dim and distant rise.
So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.