A PLAN THE MUSES ENTERTAINED. by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A PLAN the Muses entertain'd
Methodically to impart
To Psyche the poetic art; Prosaic-pure her soul remain'd. No wondrous sounds escaped her lyre
E'en in the fairest Summer night; But Amor came with glance of fire,--
The lesson soon was learn'd aright.
1827.*
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