WRITTEN IN A VOLUME OF GOETHE

Six thankful weeks,--and let it be

A meter of prosperity,--

In my coat I bore this book,

And seldom therein could I look,

For I had too much to think,

Heaven and earth to eat and drink.

Is he hapless who can spare

In his plenty things so rare?

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