Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe

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Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Charles Timothy Brooks Night. In a narrow high-arched Gothic room, FAUST sitting uneasy at his desk. Faust. Have now, alas! quite studied throughPhilosophy and Medicine, And Law, and ah! Theology, too, With hot desire the truth to win!And here, at last, I stand, poor fool!As wise as when I entered school;Am called Magister, Doctor, indeed, -Ten livelong years cease not to leadBackward and forward, to and fro, My scholars by the nose-and lo!Just nothing, I see, is the sum of our learning, To the very core of my heart 'tis burning.'Tis true I'm more clever than all the foplings, Doctors, Magisters, Authors, and Popelings;Am plagued by no scruple, nor doubt, nor cavil, Nor lingering fear of hell or devil-What then? all pleasure is fled forever;To know one thing I vainly endeavor, There's nothing wherein one fellow-creatureCould be mended or bettered with me for a teacher.And then, too, nor goods nor gold have I, Nor fame nor worldly dignity, -A condition no dog could longer live in!And so to magic my soul I've given, If, haply, by spirits' mouth and might, Some mysteries may not be brought to light;That to teach, no longer may be my lot, With bitter sweat, what I need to be taught;That I may know what the world containsIn its innermost heart and finer veins, See all its energies and seedsAnd deal no more in words but in deeds. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experi

Genre: Drama / General (fancy, right?)