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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEW SPRING: 17, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography
First Line: What drives thee on, in the spring's clear night?
Last Line: With fierce love raving so madly?
Subject(s): Flowers; Love
First Line: What drives thee on, in the spring's clear night?
Last Line: With fierce love raving so madly?
Subject(s): Flowers; Love
WHAT drives thee on, in the spring's clear night?
Thou hast driven the flowers all mad with fright,
The violets tremble and shiver;
The roses are all with shame so red,
The lilies are death-pale, and hang their head,
They mourn, and falter, and quiver.
O darling moon, what an innocent race
Those sweet flowers are! They are right in this case,
I really have acted badly;
Yet how could I tell that in wait she would lie,
When I was addressing the stars on high,
With fierce love raving so madly?
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