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From the silence of the night I heard a clamor,
Like the clank of chains of bondage, the sound of linked fetters
Jangling each other—
The heavens opened,
And suddenly a great flood of light burst…
Contributor:
David Frishman
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1896
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This small volume which I now present to you, my fellow readers, is an offshoot of the numerous saplings that I have planted for myself over the course of many days, nay years; for ever…
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Abraham Ber Gottlober
Places:
Józefów, Kingdom of Poland (Józefów, Poland)
Date:
1837
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There are many riddles in life,
Mounds and mounds of answers too;
The wise men have many solutions,
The morons have a desire for life.
Once a wise man told me:
“There is one essence of being,
Only…
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Jacob Steinberg
Places:
Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1907
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What is sweeter than honey? (Judges 14:18) a honeycomb of delights.
And what is more to be desired than gold, and a multitude of rubies (Proverbs 20:15)?:
This precious treatise of great worth.
Inclu…
Contributor:
Isaac Prostitz
Places:
Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
1589