Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Fisherman.
... nd, e'en as thou art,And truly happy be!"Do not the sun and moon with graceTheir forms in ocean lave ...
Poetry.
... They knew not how they should behave,For all from Heav'n stark-naked came ...
The Bridegroom.*
... ain!"At midnight!--the bright stars, in vision blest,Guide to the threshold where she slumbers calm: ...
Thoughts On Jesus Christ's Descent Into Hell.
... that all creatures hear the sound:"Zebaoth's God be aye ador'd!" 1765 ...
The Eagle And Dove.
... "Oh Wisdom! like a dove thou speakest!" 1774 ...
The King Of Thule.*
... And, when he drain'd that goblet,His tears to flow ne'er ceas'd ...
The Metamorphosis Of Plants.
... agree,--that the pair may, in rapt contemplation,Lovingly blend into one,--find the more excellent ...
The Boundaries Of Humanity.
... 1789 ...
Sound, Sweet Song.
... Sighing softly close at hand,Now of joy, and now of woe!Stars are wont to glimmer so ...
The Farewell.
... o-day,Yet 'tis hard, oh, hard to bear!Mournful in an hour like thisIs love's sweetest pledge, I ween ...
Different Emotions On The Same Spot.
... Ye rocks and trees yonder,Disclose ye the loved one,Disclose my delight!THE LANGUISHING ...
Coptic Song.
... he fool, willy-nilly,--Children of wisdom,--remember the word!"And on the Indian breeze as it booms, ...
Three Odes To My Friend.
... -- Each bar then is broken, I'm free then as thou! 1767 ...
Human Feelings.
... All your spacious heavens above us! 1815 ...
The Wanderer.
... in the subsequent lines, an account of a ruined temple of Ceres, ...
