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Gottfried August Bürger
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Gottfried August Bürger (31 December 1747 – 8 June 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation.
Quotes
Sieh hin, sieh her! der Mond scheint hell. Wir und die Todten reiten schnell.
Look forth! look forth! the moon shines bright: We and the dead gallop fast thro' the night.
"Lenore", st. 17 (tr. D. G. Rossetti, 1900)
Geduld! Geduld! Wenn’s Herz auch bricht! Mit Gott im Himmel hadre nicht!
Patience, patience, when the heart is breaking; With thy God there is no question-making.
"Lenore", st. 32 (tr. D. G. Rossetti, 1900)
External links
Lilian Dalbiac (ed.) Dictionary of Quotations: German (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co, Ltd, 1906) pp. 45, 168, 360
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Category:Poets from Germany