Heinrich von Kleist to Adolfine Henriette Vogel

Heinrich von Kleist (October 18, 1777 - November 21, 1811) was a German poet, dramatist and novelist. He wrote this to Adolfine Henriette Vogel. She was suffering from an incurable disease.

1810

My golden child, my pearl, my precious stone, my crown, my queen and empress. You dear darling of my heart, my highest and most precious, my all and everything, my wife, the baptism of my children, my tragic play, my posthumous reputation. Ach! You are my second better self, my virtues, my merits, my hope, the forgiveness of my sins, my future sanctity, O little daughter of heaven, my child of God, my intercessor, my guardian angel, my cherubim and seraph, how I love you!