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The Mermaid. From the German of Goethe

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The Mermaid. From the German of Goethe

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The Mermaid. From the German of Goethe

Poet(s)

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Credits

Translator

J. F. (translator; Blackwood’s)

Metadata research and editing

DVPP Project Team

Source

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 1:2, 171, May 1817.

First line

The sea-wave falls—the sea-wave flows

Original language

German

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Notes and attribution research

Included under the general title Original Poetry (169-71). (KAF)

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 7972

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Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team, “The Mermaid. From the German of Goethe,” Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project, Edition 0.98.11beta , University of Victoria, 7th May 2025, https://dvpp.uvic.ca/blackwoods/1817/pom_7972_the_mermaid_from_the_german_of.html.

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