~ Edlen Menschen verzieht man Vieles ~
The porcelain lid on this glass stein, ca. 1900, seems to show a humorous scene of a man scoffing at those who would forgive him for being a drunken oaf.
 
Edlen Menschen verzieht man Vieles,
auch ich wer gestern besoffen.
Honorable humans forgive people much,
even I who was drunk yesterday.
 
 
Translation: Roy De Selms
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