Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE THOUGHT ETERNAL, by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Poet's Biography First Line: Whether day my spirit's yearning Last Line: He is ever fair and great. Subject(s): Future Life; Retribution; Eternity; After Life | ||||||||
WHETHER day my spirit's yearning Unto far, blue hills has led, Or the night lit all the burning Constellations at my head Hours of light or hours nocturnal Do I praise our mortal fate: If man think the thought eternal He is ever fair and great. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR UNABLE TO FIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS 3 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 2 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WRITING IN THE AFTERLIFE by BILLY COLLINS A SONG FROM THE COPTIC by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE FAUST: SCENE 1. PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE |
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