Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Bride Of Corinth.
... ve the lovers rest!When ascends the fireFrom the glowing pyre,To the gods of old we'll hasten, blest ...
Vanitas! Vanitatum Vanitas!
... From there had fled the gold!I placed my trust in women next,Hurrah! ...
Celebrity.
... "Thank Heav'n that 'tis not we are dead!" 1815 ...
Phoebus And Hermes.
... sudden Ares burst in, with fury decisive,Dashing in twain the gold toy, brandishing wildly his sword ...
Next Year's Spring.
... Though roses and liliesBy Summer are brought, ...
Rollicking Hans.
... I would they were mine,All life's journey along!If I depart from this sad sphere, ...
Motives.
... h-strengthen'd longing fliesTo meet our kiss that seems to burn,--Caprice has just as much concerned ...
Song Of Fellowship.
... With each new bond of powerThe old becomes the new!Who in our circle lives,And is not happy there ...
Who'll Buy Gods Of Love?
... Such beauties ne'er were sold!1795 ...
Comfort In Tears.
... hou hast sustain'dBe there to us confess'd!"Ye shout, torment me, knowing notWhat 'tis afflicteth me ...
A Symbol.
... Then hope ye for ever!" ...
New Love, New Life.
... Fled the cause of all thy sadness,Fled thy peace, thine industry--Ah, why suffer it to be ...
Night Thoughts.
... In the spacious sky your charms displaying,What far travels ye have hasten'd through, ...
Epitaph.
... This was a very man, indeed! 1815 ...
The Brethren.
... too heavy for man was their burden,We in their slumber find sleep, we in their sleep meet with death ...
