The Self-Crowned Emperor of the French
...In seventeen sixty nine a child was born
in Corsica, Genoa's former vassal state.
Prior to his birth, his land had been war-torn,
Paoli's resistance did his birth predate.
At school, his geomet...
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Categories:
leipzig, hero, history, military,
Form: Rhyme
Napoleon's Victories
...At Austerlitz I two nations vanquished;
making me historically distinguished.
At Marengo I had Austria subdued;
then I was to honour undoubtedly glued.
At the Pyramids, Mamluks kissed the sands;
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leipzig, hero, history, military,
Form: Rhyme
Origin of Silent Night
...Back in eighteen-eighteen upon Christmas Eve,
Father Joseph Mohr just baptized a child,
Oberndorf’s Parish Priest then walked on home
within peaceful silence he felt quite inspired,
so he wrote a...
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Categories:
leipzig, christmas,
Form: Lyric
Der Flug Nach Deutschland
...Boston is for leaving.
Torgau is for brothers
Weimar is for mourners.
Dresden is for lovers.
Leipzig is for players.
Meissen is for Sisyphus.
Frankfurt is for patience.
Berlin is for the tw...
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Categories:
leipzig, adventure, education, friendship, happiness,
Form: I do not know?