Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems (640 Poems)
Explanation Of An Ancient Woodcut (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
EARLY within his workshop here,On Sundays stands our master dear;His dirty apron he puts away,And wears a cleanly doublet to-day;Lets wax’d thread, hammer, and pincers rest,And lays his awl within his chest;The seventh day he takes reposeFrom many pulls and … Continue reading
Hermann And Dorothea – III. Thalia (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THE BURGHERS. THUS did the prudent son escape from the hot conversation,But the father continued precisely as he had begun itWhat is not in a man can never come out of him, surely!Never, I fear, shall I see fulfill’d my … Continue reading
From Faust – Second Part – Scene The Last (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
SCENE THE LAST. ANGELS.[Hovering in the higher regions of air, and hearing the immortalpart of Faust.] THE spirit-region’s noble limb Hath ‘scaled the Archfiend’s power;For we have strength to rescue him Who labours ev’ry hour.And if he feels within his … Continue reading
Trilogy Of Passion 02 Elegy (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
When man had ceased to utter his lament, A god then let me tell my tale of sorrow. WHAT hope of once more meeting is there nowIn the still-closed blossoms of this day?Both heaven and hell thrown open seest thou;What … Continue reading
Hermann And Dorothea – VIII. Melpomene (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
HERMANN AND DOROTHEA. So tow’rd the sun, now fast sinking to rest, the two walk’d together,Whilst he veil’d himself deep in clouds which thunder portended.Out-of his veil now here, now there, with fiery glancesBeaming over the plain with rays foreboding … Continue reading
Roman Elegies (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
SPEAK, ye stones, I entreat! Oh speak, ye palaces lofty! Utter a word, oh ye streets! Wilt thou not, Genius, awake?All that thy sacred walls, eternal Rome, hold within them Teemeth with life; but to me, all is still silent … Continue reading
Thoughts On Jesus Christ’s Decent Into Hell (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
WHAT wondrous noise is heard around!Through heaven exulting voices sound, A mighty army marches onBy thousand millions follow’d, lo,To yon dark place makes haste to go God’s Son, descending from His throne!He goes—the tempests round Him break, As Judge and … Continue reading
Lily’s Menagerie (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THERE’S no menagerie, I vow, Excels my Lily’s at this minute; She keeps the strangest creatures in it,And catches them, she knows not how. Oh, how they hop, and run, and rave,And their clipp’d pinions wildly wave,—Poor princes, who must … Continue reading
Dedication – The Poems Of Goeth (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
The morn arrived; his footstep quickly scared The gentle sleep that round my senses clung,And I, awak’ning, from my cottage fared, And up the mountain side with light heart sprung;At every step I felt my gaze ensnared By new-born flow’rs … Continue reading
The Wanderer (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
WANDERER. YOUNG woman, may God bless thee,Thee, and the sucking infantUpon thy breast!Let me, ‘gainst this rocky wall,Neath the elm-tree’s shadow,Lay aside my burden,Near thee take my rest. WOMAN. What vocation leads thee,While the day is burning,Up this dusty path?Bring’st … Continue reading
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