HEINRICH HEINE - Repositories

50 l^eine*
To prevent thy gentle bosom
Ever feeling love for me.
But that this should be so easy
Rather hurts me, I confess;
And I ne'er the less would like it,
Wouldst thou love me ne'er the
less.
THE FRENCH
ACADEMY,
The Academy is a nursery for aged
men of letters in their second childhood
— a truly philanthropic institution, the
idea of which is taken from the Hindoos,
who provide hospitals for aged
and decrepit apes.
THE POWER OF WOMEN.
When I read history, and am impressed
by any deed or occurrence, I
often feel as if I should like to see the
woman concealed behind it, as the secret
spring. Women govern, although the
Moniteur makes mention only of men:
they make history, although historians
know only the names of men.