Friedrich von Schiller

Here you will find the Poem The Antiques At Paris of poet Friedrich von Schiller

The Antiques At Paris

That which Grecian art created,
Let the Frank, with joy elated,
 Bear to Seine's triumphant strand,
And in his museums glorious
Show the trophies all-victorious
 To his wondering fatherland.

They to him are silent ever,
Into life's fresh circle never
 From their pedestals come down.
He alone e'er holds the Muses
Through whose breast their power diffuses,--
 To the Vandal they're but stone!