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THE RULE OF LIFE. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
IF thou wouldst live unruffled by care,Let not the past torment thee e'er;As little as possible be thou annoy'd,And let the present be ever enjoy'd;Ne'er let thy breast with hate be supplied,And to God the ...
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HAPPINESS AND VISION. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
TOGETHER at the altar weIn vision oft were seen by thee,Thyself as bride, as bridegroom I.Oft from thy mouth full many a kissIn an unguarded hour of blissI then would steal, while none were by.The ...
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THE SEA VOYAGE. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
MANY a day and night my bark stood ready laden;Waiting fav'ring winds, I sat with true friends round me,Pledging me to patience and to courage,In the haven.And they spoke thus with impatience twofold:"Gladly pray we ...
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RECIPROCAL INVITATION TO THE DANCE. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
THE INDIFFERENT.COME to the dance with me, come with me, fair one!Dances a feast-day like this may well crown.If thou my sweetheart art not, thou canst be so,But if thou wilt not, we still will ...
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THE NEW AMADIS. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
IN my boyhood's days so drearI was kept confined;There I sat for many a year,All alone I pined,As within the womb.Yet thou drov'st away my gloom,Golden phantasy!I became a hero true,Like the Prince Pipi,And the ...
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THE TREASURE DIGGER by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
ALL my weary days I pass'dSick at heart and poor in purse.Poverty's the greatest curse,Riches are the highest good!And to end my woes at last,Treasure-seeking forth I sped."Thou shalt have my soul instead!"Thus I wrote, ...
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CHRISTEL. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
My senses ofttimes are oppress'd,Oft stagnant is my blood;But when by Christel's sight I'm blest,I feel my strength renew'd.I see her here, I see her there,And really cannot tellThe manner how, the when, the where,The ...
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GIPSY SONG. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
IN the drizzling mist, with the snow high-pil'd,In the Winter night, in the forest wild,I heard the wolves with their ravenous howl,I heard the screaming note of the owl:Wille wau wau wau!Wille wo wo wo!Wito ...
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TAME XENIA. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
THE Epigrams bearing the title of XENIA were written by Goethe and Schiller together, having been first occasioned by some violent attacks made on them by some insignificant writers. They are extremely numerous, but scarcely ...
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THE MUSAGETES. by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
IN the deepest nights of WinterTo the Muses kind oft cried I:"Not a ray of morn is gleaming,Not a sign of daylight breaking;Bring, then, at the fitting moment,Bring the lamp's soft glimm'ring lustre,'Stead of Phoebus ...
