Excerpt from Exotics: A Translation of the Spiritual Songs of Novalis, the Hymn-Book of Luther, and Other Poems From the German and Italian T hird, for the sake of both and for its own too His peculiar mode, the aroma of his style must be preserved. Fourth Both rhythm and rhyme being essential in the expression of every true poet, forming, that is each an element in the embodiment of his thought, their identity must be rigorously respected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.