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THE COSMOPOLITE	A
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BUT the Three as before were still sitting and talking together	B
With the landlord the worthy divine and also the druggist	A
And the conversation still concern'd the same subject	A
Which in every form they had long been discussing together	B
Full of noble thoughts the excellent pastor continued	A
'I can't contradict you I know 'tis the duty of mortals	C
Ever to strive for improvement and as we may see they strive also	D
Ever for that which is higher at least what is new they seek after	B
But don't hurry too fast For combined with these feelings kind Nature	B
Also has given us pleasure in dwelling on that which is ancient	A
And in clinging to that to which we have long been accustom'd	A
Each situation is good that's accordant to nature and reason	E
Many things man desires and yet he has need of but little	F
For but short are the days and confined is the lot of a mortal	F
I can never blame the man who active and restless	G
Hurries along and explores each corner of earth and the ocean	E
Boldly and carefully while he rejoices at seeing the profits	H
Which round him and his family gather themselves in abundance	I
But I also duly esteem the peaceable burgher	B
Who with silent steps his paternal inheritance paces	J
And watches over the earth the seasons carefully noting	K
'Tis not every year that he finds his property alter'd	A
Newly planted trees cannot stretch out their arms tow'rds the heavens	L
All in a moment adorn'd with beautiful buds in abundance	I
No a man has need of patience he also has need of	M
Pure unruffled tranquil thoughts and an intellect honest	A
For to the nourishing earth few seeds at a time he entrusteth	N
Few are the creatures he keeps at a time with a view to their breeding	K
For what is Useful alone remains the first thought of his lifetime	O
Happy the man to whom Nature a mind thus attuned may have given	E
'Tis by him that we all are fed And happy the townsman	E
Of the small town who unites the vocations of town and of country	P
He is exempt from the pressure by which the poor farmer is worried	A
Is not perplex'd by the citizens' cares and soaring ambition	E
Who with limited means especially women and maidens	L
Think of nothing but aping the ways of the great and the wealthy	P
You should therefore bless your son's disposition so peaceful	F
And the like minded wife whom we soon may expect him to marry	P
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Thus he spoke At that moment the mother and son stood before them	Q
By the hand she led him and placed him in front of her husband	A
'Father ' she said 'how often have we when talking together	B
Thought of that joyful day in the future when Hermann selecting	K
After long waiting his bride at length would make us both happy	P
All kinds of projects we form'd designing first one then another	B
Girl as his wife as we talk'd in the manner that parents delight in	R
Now the day has arrived and now has his bride been conducted	A
Hither and shown him by Heaven his heart at length has decided	A
Were we not always saying that he should choose for himself and	A
Were you not lately wishing that he might feel for a maiden	E
Warm and heart felt emotions And now has arrived the right moment	A
Yes he has felt and has chosen and like a man has decided	A
That fair maiden it is the Stranger whom he encounter'd	A
Give her him else he'll remain he has sworn it unmarried for ever '	-
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And the son added himself 'My father O give her My heart has	S
Chosen purely and truly she'll make you an excellent daughter '	-
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But the father was silent Then suddenly rose the good pastor	B
And address'd him as follows ' One single moment's decisive	T
Both of the life of a man and of the whole of his Future	B
After lengthen'd reflection each resolution made by him	U
Is but the work of a moment the prudent alone seize the right one	E
Nothing more dangerous is in making a choice than revolving	K
First this point and then that and so confusing the feelings	V
Pure is Hermann's mind from his youth I have known him he never	B
Even in boyhood was wont to extend his hand hither and thither	B
What he desired was suitable to him he held to it firmly	P
Be not astonish'd and scared because there appears on a sudden	E
What you so long have desired 'Tis true the appearance at present	A
Bears not the shape of the wish as you in your mind had conceived it	A
For our wishes conceal the thing that we wish for our gifts too	A
Come from above upon us each clad in its own proper figure	B
Do not now mistake the maiden who has succeeded	A
First in touching the heart of your good wise son whom you love so	D
Happy is he who is able to clasp the hand of his first love	M
And whose dearest wish is not doom'd to pine in his bosom	W
Yes I can see by his face already his fate is decided	A
True affection converts the youth to a man in a moment	A
He little changeable is I fear me if this you deny him	U
All the fairest years of his life will be changed into sorrow '	-
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Then in prudent fashion the druggist who long had been wanting	K
His opinion to give rejoin'd in the following manner	B
'This is Just a case when the middle course is the wisest	A
'Hasten slowly ' you know was the motto of Caesar Augustus	G
I am always ready to be of use to my neighbours	G
And to turn to their profit what little wits I can boast of	M
Youth especially needs the guidance of those who are older	B
Let me then depart I fain would prove her that maiden	E
And will examine the people 'mongst whom she lives and who know her	B
I am not soon deceived I know how to rate their opinions '	-
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Then forthwith replied the son with eagerness speaking	K
'Do so neighbour and go make your inquiries However	B
I should greatly prefer that our friend the pastor went with you	A
Two such excellent men are witnesses none can find fault with	N
O my father the maiden no vagabond is I assure you	A
No mere adventurer wand'ring about all over the country	P
And deceiving the inexperienced youths with her cunning	K
No the harsh destiny link'd with this war so destructive of all things	G
Which is destroying the world and already has wholly uprooted	A
Many a time honour'd fabric has driven the poor thing to exile	X
Are not brave men of noble birth now wand'ring in mis'ry	P
Princes are fleeing disguised and monarchs in banishment living	K
Ah and she also herself the best of her sisters is driven	E
Out of her native land but her own misfortunes forgetting	K
Others she seeks to console and though helpless is also most helpful	F
Great are the woes and distress which over the earth's face are brooding	K
But may happiness not be evoked from out of this sorrow	P
May not I in the arms of my bride the wife I have chosen	E
Even rejoice at the war as you at the great conflagration '	-
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Then replied the father and open'd his mouth with importance	G
'Strangely indeed my son has your tongue been suddenly loosen'd	A
Which for years has stuck in your mouth and moved there but rarely	P
I to day must experience that which threatens each father	P
How the ardent will of a son a too gentle mother	P
Willingly favours whilst each neighbour is ready to back him	U
Only provided it be at the cost of a father or husband	A
But what use would it be to resist so many together	P
For I see that defiance and tears will otherwise greet me	P
Go and prove her and in God's name then hasten to bring her	P
Home as my daughter if not he must think no more of the maiden '	-
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Thus spake the father The son exclaim'd with jubilant gesture	P
'Ere the ev'ning arrives you shall have the dearest of daughters	G
Such as the man desires whose bosom is govern'd by prudence	G
And I venture to think the good creature is fortunate also	P
Yes she will ever be grateful that I her father and mother	P
Have restored her in you as sensible children would wish it	A
But I will loiter no longer I'll straightway harness the horses	G
And conduct our friends on the traces of her whom I love so	P
Leave the men to	A

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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