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Goethe's Reineke Fox, West-Eastern Divan, and Achilleid
Goethe's Reineke Fox West-Eastern Divan and Achilleid Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1890 Original Publisher: G. Bell and Sons Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / German Poetry / Continental European Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Boo... more »ks edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Nephew, he said to the cat: " What sort of refreshment, my nephew, Should one provide for you now? with hunger appeased one sleeps better. 20 Let me for once be your host, and to-morrow we'll start off at daybreak Both for the Court. This seems to me best. Of all my relations ' None do I know whom I could more implicitly trust in. For that voracious bear came here in an insolent manner; Fierce he is and strong, and for much I would not have ventured 25 With him a journey to take. But now it is not to be doubted That with you I should willingly go. So early to-morrow We will start on our road. This seems the best way of proceeding." Thereupon Hintze replied: " 'Twere better at once to be starting Straight for the Court, as we are, without any more preparation. 30 Brightly shines the moon on the heath, and dry are the roads, too." Eeineke said: " I think by night it is risky to travel. Many are friendly in greeting by day, whom if in the darkness We were to meet, what were best to do we should have to consider." Hintze, however, remarked: " But, nephew, kindly inform me, 35 If I stay here, what is there to eat ? " And Eeineke answered : '" Poor is our manner of life, but if you stay I can bring you Fresh combs of honey to eat, and will pick out some of the clearest." Growling answered the cat: " Such stuff I never partake of. If you have nothing at home, a mouse would suffice for the present. 40 This would suit me the best, and I'll leave the honey for others!" " Mo...« less