< The Works of J. W. von Goethe < Volume 9
A PLAN THE MUSES ENTERTAINED.
A plan the Muses entertained
Methodically to impart
To Psyche the poetic art;
Prosaic-pure her soul remained,
No wondrous sounds escaped her lyre
E'en in the fairest summer night;
But Amor came with glance of fire,—
The lesson soon was learned aright.
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