And so bears he all his brothers,
And his treasures, and his children,
To their Sire, all joyous roaring—
Pressing to his mighty heart.
Translation of J. S. Dwight. Johann Wolfgang v. Goethe, 1749–1832.
THE RIVULET.
FROM THE SPANISH.
Stay, rivulet, nor haste to leave
The lovely vale that lies around thee!
Why wouldst thou be a sea at eve,