Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johanna Sebus.
... th many a tear,--May he who refuses her story to tell,Be neglected in life and in death as well!1809 ...
To Charlotte.
... nd pray'd that Heaven with purest bliss might greet thee,Which in thy friend it richly hath supplied ...
November Song.
... eatures dimWith clouds to overrun--But to the boy be vow'd these rhymes,Who 'mongst the roses plays, ...
Farewell.
... But, oh, forgive the friend who from thee turns away,And to himself for refuge flies!1797 ...
The Pupil In Magic.
... o the sideOf the roomHasten, broom,As of old!Spirits I have ne'er untiedSave to act as they are told ...
Preface To The Second Edition.
... Mr. Lewis's important volumes give the English reader all the information ...
To Belinda.
... Goethe mentions, at the end of his Autobiography, that he overheard her ...
Ever And Everywhere.
... High in air the clouds then follow!To each brook and vale the MuseThousand times her call renews ...
To The Distant One.
... o'er him chaunts his strain:So do I cast my troubled gazeThrough bush, through forest, o'er the lea ...
The Wanderer's Storm-song.
... by him at a period of great unhappiness, when the love-affair between ...
The Convert.
... So la, la! &c.All my peace for aye has fleeted,All my happiness has flown ...
Mischievous Joy.
... rs rapture,Up she springs--I fly away,"Dearest! let's the insect captureCome! I long to make my prey ...
Lily's Menagerie.
... of balsam-fire possess,Sweeter than honey bees can make,One drop of which she'll on her finger take, ...
Departure.
... ndly rays:Methought that all I had possess'd of yore Remain'd still mine--that I was reft of nought ...
The Friendly Meeting.
... pass'd,While closer still the folds to draw I tried, As though with heat self-kindled to grow warm ...
