Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To His Coy One.
... And new-born flow'rs are shooting ...
Ganymede.
... Oh Father all-loving! 1789 ...
Welcome And Farewell.
... ped it, I deserved it ne'er!But, when the morning sun return'd,Departure filled with grief my heart: ...
The Bliss Of Absence.
... From thy loved one's eyes all day,And her image paint at night! ...
To The Rising Full Moon.
... Though my heart with grief throbs wilder,Fraught with rapture is the night!1828 ...
The Garlands.
... numbers, Both for our life and our death an ensample of courage resplendent ...
Declaration Of War.
... Who rosy-red ribbonsAnd yellow hats wear!To believe I was prettyI thought was allow'd ...
The Happy Couple.
... n e'er excelOur dearest daughter there!Yet where the thick-set greenStands round yon church and sad, ...
At Midnight Hour.
... t hour.Until at length the full moon, lustre-fraught,Burst thro' the gloom wherein she was enshrined ...
Conflict Of Wit And Beauty
... Then came Sir Breath (long known as fit ...
The Unequal Marriage,
... EVEN this heavenly pair were unequally match'd when united:Psyche grew older and wise, Amor remain'd still a child, 1789.* ...
To The Kind Reader.
... And the vicious, and the truthful,All are fair when viewed in song ...
Wedding Song.
... * * *And if we're to sing all that further occurr'd,Pray cease ye to bluster and prate ...
Living Remembrance.
... In truth are no mean trifling things,But still they're not enough for me ...
The Spirit's Salute.
... fill'd!This cup, how bright it smil'd!"Half of my life I strove and fought,And half I calmly pass'd ...
