Arts & Sciences
Sakontala
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Antiques
Arts & Sciences
WOULDST thou the blossoms of spring, as well as the fruits of the autumn,
Wouldst thou what charms and delights, wouldst thou what
plenteously, feeds,
Would thou include both Heaven and earth in one designation,
All that is needed is done, when I Sakontala name.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Sakontala.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/289/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Sakontala.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/289/.
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