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 ...
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 ...
URN and sarcophagus erst were with life adorn'd by the heathenFauns are dancing around, while with the Bacchanal troopChequerd circles ...
COVER thy spacious heavens, Zeus,With clouds of mist,And, like the boy who lopsThe thistles' heads,Disport with oaks and mountain-peaks,Yet thou ...
THE LADY.IN the small and great world too,What most charms a woman's heart?It is doubtless what is new,For its blossoms ...
ONCE I held a well-carved brimming goblet,—In my two hands tightly clasp'd I held it,Eagerly the sweet wine sipp'd I ...
MANY good works I've done and ended,Ye take the praise—I'm not offended;For in the world, I've always thoughtEach thing its ...
I ONCE was fond of fools,And bid them come each day;Then each one brought his toolsThe carpenter to play;The roof ...
LEAVE we the pedants to quarrel and strive,Rigid and cautious the teachers to be!All of the wisest men e'er seen ...
ONE day a shameless and impudent wightWent into a shop full of steel wares bright,Arranged with art upon ev'ry shelf.He ...
OVER the meadows, and down the stream,And through the garden-walks straying,He plucks the flowers that fairest seem;His throbbing heart brooks ...
IT is a fault oneself to praise,And yet 'tis done by each whose deeds are kind;And if there's no deceit ...
IF thou to be a slave shouldst will,Thou'lt get no pity, but fare ill;And if a master thou wouldst be,The ...
ONE day a shameless and impudent wight Went into a shop full of steel wares bright, Arranged with art upon ...
IF thou to be a slave shouldst will, Thou'lt get no pity, but fare ill; And if a master thou ...
ONCE I held a well-carved brimming goblet,-- In my two hands tightly clasp'd I held it, Eagerly the sweet wine ...
MANY good works I've done and ended, Ye take the praise--I'm not offended; For in the world, I've always thought ...
WHENCE comes our friend so hastily, ...
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THE LADY. IN the small and great world too, What most charms a woman's heart? It is doubtless what is ...
I ONCE was fond of fools, And bid them come each day; Then each one brought his tools The carpenter ...
OVER the meadows, and down the stream, And through the garden-walks straying, He plucks the flowers that fairest seem; His ...
LEAVE we the pedants to quarrel and strive, Rigid and cautious the teachers to be! All of the wisest men ...
COVER thy spacious heavens, Zeus, With clouds of mist, And, like the boy who lops The thistles' heads, Disport with ...
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