One succeeded-he lifted the veil of the goddess at Sais,
But what did he see? — he saw, wonder of wonders, himself.
Einem gelang es, — er hob den Schleier der Götten zu Sais
Aber was sah er? — er sah., Wunder des Wunders, sich selbst.
Aber was sah er? — er sah., Wunder des Wunders, sich selbst.
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Novalis here alludes to Plutarch's account of the shrine of the goddess Minerva, identified with Isis, at Sais, which he reports had the inscription "I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised."