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The Muse's Mirror |
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The Muse's Mirror EARLY one day, the Muse, when eagerly bent on adornment, Follow'd a swift-running streamlet, the quietest nook by it seeking. Quickly and noisily flowing, the changeful surface distorted Ever her moving form; the goddess departed in anger. Yet the stream call'd mockingly after her, saying: "What, truly! Wilt thou not view, then, the truth, in my mirror so clearly depicted?" But she already was far away, on the brink of the ocean, In her figure rejoicing, and duly arranging her garland. 1799. Content of The Muse's Mirror [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem collection: Antiques] Read next: Phoebus and Hermes Read previous: Sakontala Table of content of Antiques GO TO TOP OF SCREEN Post your review Your review will be placed after the table of content of this book |
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