LUISE HENSEL
\ljˈuːa͡ɪz hˈɛnsə͡l], \ljˈuːaɪz hˈɛnsəl], \l_j_ˈuː_aɪ_z h_ˈɛ_n_s_əl]\
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A German religious poet; born in Linum, Brandenburg, March 30, 1798; died at Paderborn, Dec. 18, 1876. "I am weary and go to rest" is not only one of the best of her poems, but one of the best pieces of religious verse in the German language. Her poetry has been collected into a volume of "Songs".
By Charles Dudley Warner
