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LOVE'S HOUR-GLASS by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

First Line: EROS! WHEREFORE DO I SEE THEE, WITH THE GLASS
Last Line: THAT IS FOR THE DAYS OF DALLIANCE, AND IT MELTS WITH GOLDEN SPEED.'
Subject(s): GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON (1749-1832); LOVE; TIME;

EROS! wherefore do I see thee, with the glass in either hand?
Fickle God! with double measure wouldst thou count the shifting sand?
'@3This@1 one flows for parted lovers -- slowly drops each tiny bead --
@3That@1 is for the days of dalliance, and it melts with golden speed.'



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