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EV'RY youth for love's sweet portion sighs,
Ev'ry maiden sighs to win man's love;
Why, alas! should bitter pain arise
From the nob…
From
From
My grief no mortals know,
Except the yearning!
Alone, a prey to woe,
All pleasure spurning,
Up tow'rds the sky I throw…
Found
Found
Once through the forest
Alone I went;
To seek for nothing
My thoughts were bent.
I saw i' the shadow
A flower stand t…
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 clear,--
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 blood might ha…
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 a thousand tim…
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 wears a clea…
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 sisters.
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 in mind.--
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 times her c…
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 nimble pace <…
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!
He's com…
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 this it …
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'ning, from m…
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
Smile, n…
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 loved to …
Celebrity
Celebrity
ON bridges small and bridges great
Stands Nepomucks in ev'ry state,
Of bronze, wood, painted, or of stone,
Some small as dolls, som…
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 strength renew'd…
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 one vast leve…
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 beauty's glow…
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 fiery torments …
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 green and pri…
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 he in eithe…
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 gulf, what b…