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Venetian Epigram 10: In the twilight of morning to climb to the top of the mountain,--
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From Venetian Epigrams
IN the twilight of morning to climb to the top of the mountain,--
Thee to salute, kindly star, earliest herald of day,--
And to await, with impatience, the gaze of the ruler of heaven,--
Youthful delight, oh oft lur'st thou me out in the night!
Oh ye heralds of day, ye heavenly eyes of my mistress,
Now ye appear, and the sun evermore riseth too soon.
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MLA
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Venetian Epigram 10: In the twilight of morning to climb to the top of the mountain,--.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/310/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “Venetian Epigram 10: In the twilight of morning to climb to the top of the mountain,--.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/310/.
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