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Found
Found
Once through the forest
Alone I went;
To seek for nothing
My thoughts were bent.
I saw i' the shadow
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From
From
My grief no mortals know,
Except the yearning!
Alone, a prey to woe,
All pleasure spurning,
Up tow'r…
For Ever
For Ever
THE happiness that man, whilst prison'd here,
Is wont with heavenly rapture to compare,--
The harmony of Truth, from wavering cle…
Flower-Salute
Flower-Salute
THIS nosegay,--'twas I dress'd it,--
Greets thee a thousand times!
Oft stoop'd I, and caress'd it,
Ah! full …
Finnish Song
Finnish Song
IF the loved one, the well-known one,
Should return as he departed,
On his lips would ring my kisses,
Though the wolf's bloo…
Faithful Eckart
Faithful Eckart
"OH, would we were further! Oh, would we were home,
The phantoms of night tow'rd us hastily come,
The band of the Sorceress siste…
Ever And Everywhere
Ever And Everywhere
FAR explore the mountain hollow,
High in air the clouds then follow!
To each brook and vale the Muse
Thousand…
Explanation Of An Ancient Woodcut
Explanation Of An Ancient Woodcut
EARLY within his workshop here,
On Sundays stands our master dear;
His dirty apron he puts away,
And we…
Epitaph
Epitaph
As a boy, reserved and naughty;
As a youth, a coxcomb and haughty;
As a man, for action inclined;
As a greybeard, fickle …
Effects At A Distance
Effects At A Distance
THE queen in the lofty hall takes her place,
The tapers around her are flaming;
She speaks to the page: "With a nim…
Different Emotions On The Same Spot
Different Emotions On The Same Spot
THE MAIDEN.
I'VE seen him before me!
What rapture steals o'er me!
Oh heavenly sight!
…
Dedication - The Poems Of Goeth
Dedication - The Poems Of Goeth
The morn arrived; his footstep quickly scared
The gentle sleep that round my senses clung,
And I, awak'ni…
Coptic Song
Coptic Song
LEAVE we the pedants to quarrel and strive,
Rigid and cautious the teachers to be!
All of the wisest men e'er seen alive
Death-Lament Of The Noble Wife Of Asan Aga
Death-Lament Of The Noble Wife Of Asan Aga
WHAT is yonder white thing in the forest?
Is it snow, or can it swans perchance be?
Were it snow, ere …
Conflict Of Wit And Beauty
Conflict Of Wit And Beauty
Sir Wit, who is so much esteem'd,
And who is worthy of all honour,
Saw Beauty his superior deem'd
By folks who…
Christel
Christel
My senses ofttimes are oppress'd,
Oft stagnant is my blood;
But when by Christel's sight I'm blest,
I feel my st…
Celebrity
Celebrity
ON bridges small and bridges great
Stands Nepomucks in ev'ry state,
Of bronze, wood, painted, or of stone,
Some small a…
Calm At Sea
Calm At Sea
SILENCE deep rules o'er the waters,
Calmly slumb'ring lies the main,
While the sailor views with trouble
Nought but o…
Book Of Timur - To Suleika
Book Of Timur - To Suleika
FITTING perfumes to prepare,
And to raise thy rapture high,
Must a thousand rosebuds fair
First in fie…
By The River
By The River
FLOW on, ye lays so loved, so fair,
On to Oblivion's ocean flow!
May no rapt boy recall you e'er,
No maiden in her b…
Book Of Suleika - These Tufted Branches
Book Of Suleika - These Tufted Branches
THESE tufted branches fair
Observe, my loved one, well!
And see the fruits they bear
In g…
Book Of Suleika - The Reunion
Book Of Suleika - The Reunion
CAN it be! of stars the star,
Do I press thee to my heart?
In the night of distance far,
What deep …
Book Of Suleika - The Loving One Again
Book Of Suleika - The Loving One Again
WRITES he in Neski,
Faithfully speaks he;
Writes he in Tali,
Joy to give, seeks he:
Writes…
Book Of Suleika - Suleika 04
Book Of Suleika - Suleika 04
WITH what inward joy, sweet lay,
I thy meaning have descried!
Lovingly thou seem'st to say
That I'm …