The Husbandman
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Lightly doth the furrow fold the golden grain within its breast,
Deeper shroud, old man, shall cover in thy limbs when laid at rest.
Blithely plough, and sow as blithely! Here are springs of mortal cheer,
And when e'en the grave is closing, Hope is ever standing near.
M.
Source Book
Poems And Ballads Of Goethe
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Translated by
William Edmondstoune Aytoun, D.C.L. ("A.")
and Theodore Martin ("M.")
Copyright 1859
Published by Delisser & Procter
508 Broadway, New York
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