Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wont And Done.
... And though matters go strangely, though matters go wrong,To the ranks of the faithful ...
My Only Property.
... Saving the free unfetterd thoughtWhich from my bosom seeks to flow, ...
Three Palinodias.
... Then came Sir Breath (long known as fitTo represent the cause of wit),Beginning, rudely, I admit, ...
The Same, Expanded.
... If honour is gone--then much is gone!Seek glory to find,And people then will alter their mind ...
To The Husbandman.
... and sow'd! Here food all living is budding,E'en from the side of the tomb Hope will not vanish away ...
The Yelpers.
... The dog that in our stable dwells,After our heels is striding, ...
The Chosen Cliff.
... only I lend a voice, as a Muse from the peopleChooseth one for herself, kissing his lips as a friend ...
From Faust - I. Dedication
... My murmuring song breathes forth its changeful strain ...
Wedding Night
... How throbs your heart as chiming timepiece ...
Book Of Love - Love's Torments
... They found ere long my desert breast, ...
Book Of Parables - All Kinds Of Men
... And wield their scissors with wondrous grace ...
Book Of Love - The Types
... Love, when aroused, kept true ...
From Faust - II. Prologue In Heaven
... THE THREE. Strength find the angels in Thy sight, ...
The Convivial Book - Ye've Often, For Our Drunkenness,
... Love, song, and wine's sweet drunkenness, ...
Venetian Epigrams
... ----- IN the twilight of morning to climb to the top of the mountain,-- ...
