Religion
Royal Prayer
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Miscellaneous Poems
Religion
HA, I am the lord of earth! The noble,
Who're in my service, love me.
Ha, I am the lord of earth! The noble,
O'er whom my sway extendeth, love I.
Oh, grant me, God in Heaven, that I may ne'er
Dispense with loftiness and love!
Cite this poem
MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Royal Prayer.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/178/.
Chicago
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Royal Prayer.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/178/.
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