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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749‐1832) As a fisher-boy I fared To the black rock in the sea, And, while false gifts I prepared Listen’d and sang merrily, Down descending the decoy, Soon a fish attacked the bait; One exultant shout of joy, — And the fish was captured straight. Ah, on shore, and toContinue reading “Joy And Sorrow”