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The Works of J. W. von Goethe/Volume 9/The Soldier's Consolation

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1479823The Works of J. W. von Goethe, Volume 9 — The Soldier's ConsolationJohann Wolfgang von Goethe


THE SOLDIER'S CONSOLATION.

No! in truth there's here no lack:
White the bread, the maidens black!
To another town, next night,
Black the bread, the maidens white!