On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom.-- Adelbert von Chamisso
Name: Adelbert von Chamisso Type: Poet Nationality: German Birth: January 30, 1781 Death: August 21, 1838 |