Lessing, G: Nathan the Wise

Excerpt from Nathan the Wise: A Dramatic Poem in Five ActsEntrance-hall in nathan's house. Nathan returning from a journey. Daya coming to meet him. Daya.' 'tis he himself! Ftis Nathan - God be praised, For ever praised, that you have come at last!Nathan Yes, Daya, God be praised! But why at last? Had I the wish to hasten my return 65 Could I have done so? ~for Jerusalem Is full two hundred miles from Babylon For one who is forced, as I have been, to turn Often to right and left upon the way; And gathering in old debts is not a task That's soon despatched.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.