(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832 / Frankfurt am Main)

poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
#106 on top 500 poets

Poems of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

281. The Muses' Son 1/1/2004
282. The New Amadis 1/1/2004
283. The New Amor 1/1/2004
284. The Originals 1/1/2004
285. The Page And The Miller's Daughter 1/1/2004
286. The Pariah - Legend 1/1/2004
287. The Pariah - The Pariah's Prayer 1/1/2004
288. The Pariah - The Pariah's Thanks 1/1/2004
289. The Prosperous Voyage 1/1/2004
290. The Pupil In Magic 1/1/2004
291. The Rat-Catcher 1/1/2004
292. The Reckoning 1/1/2004
293. The Remembrance Of The Good 1/1/2004
294. The Rule Of Life 1/1/2004
295. The Rule Of Life Expanded 1/1/2004
296. The Same 1/1/2004
297. The Sea-Voyage 1/1/2004
298. The Shepherd's Lament 1/1/2004
299. The Soldier's Consolation 1/1/2004
300. The Spinner 1/1/2004

Night Thoughts

OH, unhappy stars! your fate I mourn,

Ye by whom the sea-toss'd sailor's lighted,
Who with radiant beams the heav'ns adorn,

But by gods and men are unrequited:
For ye love not,--ne'er have learnt to love!
Ceaselessly in endless dance ye move,
In the spacious sky your charms displaying,

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