Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
March.
... He comes alone!Can I e'er feel delightedAlone, though Spring is near ...
Lover In All Shapes.
... That thy fingers might hold!I would I were true, ...
The Violet.
... And blithely woo'dWith carols sweet the air"Ah!" thought the violet, "had I been ...
The Goldsmith's Apprentice.
... I know full well for what she spins,--'Tis hope guides that dear maid ...
The Wedding Night.
... How beats thy heart, when thou dost hearThe chime that warns thy guests to fly! ...
Restless Love.
... Peace, rest have flown!Sooner through sadnessI'd wish to be slain, ...
Swiss Song,
... I was a-going, And there saw the ...
The Beautiful Night.
... And the waving birch-tree blushes,Scattering round her incense sweet ...
The Rat-catcher.
... Who e'en the wildest captive brings, ...
Found.
... To seek for nothingMy thoughts were bent ...
The Frogs.
... The frogs, in its deep waters lost,No longer dared to croak or spring ...
By The River.
... ,No maiden in her beauty's glow!My love alone was then your theme,But now she scorns my passion true ...
Authors.
... flowers thou giv'st for one glance of her eye!The gard'ner next door o'er the hedge sees the youth: ...
The Minstrel.
... ch cried:"Admit the old man yonder!""All hail, ye noble lords to-night!All hail, ye beauteous dames! ...
For Ever.
... The light which in stray thoughts alone can cheerThe wise,--the bard alone in visions fair,-- ...
