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A poem written in this language declares that “this kiss is for all the world!” In a poem from this language, a father dismisses a creature as “a streak of mist,” as the creature claims his “daughters lead the nightly dance.” A poem in this language opens by asking, “Who rides so late through (10[1])night and wind,” and ends with a boy (10[1])dying in his father’s arms due to the (10[1])Erl King. (10[2])A poem in this language (10[1])opens by praising a (10[1])“beautiful (10[1])spark of God” and a “daughter of Elysium.” This language’s storm and stress (10[1])movement produced a poem set to music in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, “Ode to Joy.” For 10 points, name this language used by Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ■END■

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