Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Drops Of Nectar.
... Be a breath thine only song!THE DROPS OF NECTAR ...
On The Divan.
... So between the East and WestTo revolve, be my behest! 1833 ...
Love's Distresses.
... Now the noble grape's bright juice commingled ...
My Goddess.
... Comforter,--Hope! 1781 ...
Apparent Death.
... --oh, that I cannot prove:A nothing, a mere chance, oft gives him life again ...
The Doubters And The Lovers
... THE DOUBTERS. YE love, and sonnets write! Fate's strange behest! ...
Explanation Of An Antique Gem,
... From he-goat and from beetles-toothA tree should be protected! 1815 ...
From The Mountain.
... ]IF I, dearest Lily, did not love thee,How this prospect would enchant my sight! ...
The Destruction Of Magdeburg.
... by Tilly, in the year 1613, see SCHILLER's History of the Thirty ...
With A Painted Ribbon.
... Grant, dear life, one look to me!'Twill repay me all my woes,What this bosom feels, feel thou ...
May Song.
... Gone to roam. Fair and lovingBlooms sweet May ...
Blindman's Buff.
... By thee I'm quickly found,And wherefore shouldst thou catch but me ...
Death-lament Of The Noble Wife Of Asan Aga.
... Lock'd for ever, closed to all compassion!"When the wife of Asan heard him speak thus, ...
When The Fox Dies, His Skin Counts.*
... Cupid, blowing out the torch,Said: "The taper's here!"Then we quickly sent aroundThe expiring brand ...
The Spring Oracle.
... Coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo!Life is one continued feast-- ...
