THE only one whom, Lida, thou canst love,

Thou claim'st, and rightly claim'st, for only thee;
He too is wholly thine; since doomed to rove

Far from thee, in life's turmoils nought I see
Save a thin veil, through which thy form I view,
As though in clouds; with kindly smile and true,

It cheers me, like the stars eterne that gleam
Across the northern-lights' far-flick'ring beam.

1789.*

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Poet: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poem: 78. TO LIDA.
Volume: The Poems - 01. Songs
Year: Published/Written in 1853
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