English poem
A Plan The Muses Entertained.
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
A PLAN the Muses entertain'd Methodically to impart To Psyche the poetic art; Prosaic-pure her soul remain'd. No wondrous sounds escaped her lyre E'en in the fairest Summer night; But Amor came with glance of fire,— The lesson soon was learn'd aright.