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Man will return to his origins. Goethe has finally become as squiggly as the city of his fathers.

Franz Grillparzer

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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
Become
Goethe
Men
Origins
Fathers
Finally
City
Return
Cities
Father

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What is done for the children is doubly beneficial, since their success, obvious to everyone, educates the parents as well.
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