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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIGNON'S SONG, FR. WILHELM MEISTER, by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Poet's Biography First Line: Know'st thou the land where citron-apples do bloom Last Line: "our way runs: o my father, wilt thou go?" Subject(s): Memory | |||
"Know'st thou the land where citron-apples bloom, And oranges like gold in leafy gloom, A gentle wind from deep-blue heaven blows, The myrtle thick, and high the laurel grows? Know'st thou it then? 'T is there! 'T is there, O my true loved one, thou with me must go! "Know'st thou the house, its porch with pillars tall? The rooms do glitter, glitters bright the hall, And marble statues stand, and look each one: What's this, poor child, to thee they're done? Know'st thou it then? 'T is there! 'T is there, O my protector, thou with me must go! "Know'st thou the hill, the bridge that hangs on cloud? The mules in mist grope o'er the torrent loud, In caves lie coiled the dragon's ancient brood, The crag leaps down, and over it the flood: Know'st thou it then? 'T is there! 'T is there Our way runs: O my father, wilt thou go?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND THE SAME QUESTION by JOHN HOLLANDER FORGET HOW TO REMEMBER HOW TO FORGET by JOHN HOLLANDER ON THAT SIDE by LAWRENCE JOSEPH MEMORY OF A PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE BEYOND THE HUNTING WOODS by DONALD JUSTICE 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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