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Nicht so, wie er wirklich war, sondern geläutert, verschönert, vervollkommnet, wie durch eine alchimistische Raffination – Schlacke und Bodensatz weggekratzt, sodass der strahlende Geist hervorscheinen konnte wie das philosophische Merkur.
Not as he really was, but purified, beautified, perfected, as though by some alchemical refinement – the slag and dross raked away, the radiant spirit allowed to shine forth, like the Philosophick Mercury.
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