The Works of J. W. von Goethe/Volume 9/From the Mountain

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1361426The Works of J. W. von Goethe, Volume 9 — From the MountainJohann Wolfgang von Goethe

FROM THE MOUNTAIN.

[Written just after the preceding one, on a mountain overlooking the Lake of Zurich.]

Dearest Lili, if I did not love thee,
How transporting were a scene like this!
Yet, my Lili, if I did not love thee,
What were any bliss?