The Wedding

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)



A FEAST was in a village spread,--
It was a wedding-day, they said.
The parlour of the inn I found,
And saw the couples whirling round,
Each lass attended by her lad,
And all seem'd loving, blithe, and glad;
But on my asking for the bride,
A fellow with a stare, replied:
"'Tis not the place that point to raise!

We're only dancing in her honour;
We now have danced three nights and days,

And not bestowed one thought upon her."

                     

Whoe'er in life employs his eyes
Such cases oft will recognise.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDDE FE F XE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 508
Words 96
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 9, 2, 1, 2

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