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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WANDERER'S NIGHT SONG, by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Poet's Biography
First Line: Peace, on the hills forsaken
Last Line: You, too, shall rest.
Subject(s): Wandering & Wanderers; Wanderlust; Vagabonds; Tramps; Hoboes
First Line: Peace, on the hills forsaken
Last Line: You, too, shall rest.
Subject(s): Wandering & Wanderers; Wanderlust; Vagabonds; Tramps; Hoboes
PEACE, on the hills forsaken,
Is deep;
The leaves unshaken
Are asleep;
By twilit nest
Stilled is the wood-bird's tune;
Hush, heart! You soon,
You, too, shall rest.
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