Faust — Part 1 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
page 93 of 274 (33%)
page 93 of 274 (33%)
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Mortal! the loftiest attributes of men,
Reason and Knowledge, only thus contemn, Still let the Prince of lies, without control, With shows, and mocking charms delude thy soul, I have thee unconditionally then! Fate hath endow'd him with an ardent mind, Which unrestrain'd still presses on for ever, And whose precipitate endeavour Earth's joys o'erleaping, leaveth them behind. Him will I drag through life's wild waste, Through scenes of vapid dulness, where at last Bewilder'd, he shall falter, and stick fast; And, still to mock his greedy haste, Viands and drink shall float his craving lips beyond-- Vainly he'll seek refreshment, anguish-tost, And were he not the devil's by his bond, Yet must his soul infallibly be lost! A STUDENT enters STUDENT But recently I've quitted home, Full of devotion am I come A man to know and hear, whose name With reverence is known to fame. MEPHISTOPHELES Your courtesy much flatters me! |
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