And of what nature are these gifts of hers?
Capesius:
If I would tell the tale, then must I touch
A thing that verily doth seem to me
More wonderful than much that here I’ve heard,
In that it speaks more nearly to my soul.
And were I in some other place, these words
Would hardly pass the barrier of my lips;
Yet here they seem to flow therefrom with ease.
In my soul-life there often comes a time