Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

"LORD SENECHAL.
Highness, in all my days, I never thought
To be bearer of such glad report . . . :
Debts are discharged, our turmoils cease,
The usurer's claws are set at peace,
From hellish debtor-pangs I'm free, . . ."^1a

"MEPHISTOPHELES.
Such paper-wealth, replacing pearls or gold,
Is practical: you know just what you hold;
No need to seek exchange or market first, . . .
If coin you want, the broker is at hand, . . .
Folk want our scheme, they now are used to it. . ."^1b

"FAUST. . .
A master, you, of doubt and false deduction,
The father of all hindrance and obstruction.
For each fresh cunning you require fresh pay. . .
FAUST. . .
Was not my fate to mix with earthly vanity, . . .
To seek for comfort in the wilderness? . . .
At last I have to give the devil my heart. . .
FAUST. . .
Well, let us on! We'll plumb your deepest ground,
For in you Nothing may the All be found.
MEPHISTOPHELES. . .
I see you know the devil, Sir, by heart . . ."^1c

"MEPHISTOPHELES.
There lies the body: should the soul seek flight
I'll show him straight the bond, the blood-writ scroll;
But nowadays too oft the devil's right
Is thwarted by new means to save the soul. . .
Our business is in evil plight:
Time-honoured usage, ancient right,
There's no more trusting in their laws. . ."^1d

	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust: Part One. Translated with an Introduction by Philip Wayne. (Penguin Classics.) SEARCH BUY IT
	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust: Part Two. Translated with an Introduction by Philip Wayne. (Penguin Classics.) SEARCH BUY IT

	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust: Part One. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by David Luke. (Oxford World's Classics.) SEARCH BUY IT
	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust: Part Two. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by David Luke. (Oxford World's Classics.) SEARCH BUY IT

Maxims and Reflections.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Maxims and Reflections. Translated by Elizabeth Stopp. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Hutchinson. (Penguin Classics.)

¹ Goethe (1749-1832). Faust: Part Two. Translated with an Introduction by Philip Wayne. The Estate of Philip Wayne, 1959. Harmondsworth, UK: Peguin Books Ltd. (Penguin Classics.)
^a Act I, Pleasure Garden, at 70.
^b Ibid., at 71.
^c Act I, A Gloomy Gallery, at 76-78.
^d Act V, Burial Scene, at 271.

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