New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-21
Correspondence OF The Tribune
Letters from Eagland.-No. !.
GGETEE

LoNpoS. Fcf. l3i2
There i ust now no little eX-
,iteracnt in Germany from the confrmationot the
report that the heirs OF GOETHE, have finally de-
crnined upon a sale of all his cxte;sve and va|u-
able collections. Although it was hardly 70 be ex-
pcce,l that such and great collection could De
KEEP, together unless BY public authority, still now
that sale i concluded on every body seems 10
consider it lilfleess than desecration II wa
hoped that Gocihcs ilabta,on, and al that It con
tains, would i,:vc#bccr purchased at Tie nailoHa!
expense but Tn, has been gwen up and uil-
derstaud that catalogues have already been drawn
N, of the ,arious departments by Mcssrs. Schiller
Won Srhorn. mud others. which Will soon be exten-
sigely circulated. Now tina, / haze struck the
name cannot resist; saving something OF thu.
same Master Spirit. whose works would fofm
library in themselves, and whose abors nearlj
equal 70 those 81 a race OF common men. Would
that our gcnius-s;ruck authors who imagine they
haze every requisite for greatness, and therefore
need 10, work Tor it, could but wall, through
Goe,he's galery aud there behold the result OF
pe1setering, continued lojor. His aim seemed 10
be 10 koon; and although in hi dark strivings "
- l'.s Wv " - ii's az
,,jcl ...,,,.;,,I,o 49,, e.. - 49,,
''N ''t' "'''"' ''i'' ~, ''to't
part he was conlcnted wish the acquisition Of
Knowledge which was gathered from the objects
around him. H.. added 10 transcendent genius
certain peculiar qualities tha, made him what he
was namely Il beiiel that aoihing was 100 unm
Porfant to pas, unnoticed, or 100 insignificant to
b" despisPd--ihlticp present Is the time for action.
aid lastly, tho' constant, continued unrcmitted in
OF Que 1. designs.
This remarkable man vas horn in l749 At
Fi-nkt oron-,he- Main and lived 10 ,b,. advanced
aqf.zof 90 wears. How preoran, with events ia tho
a,ynrId,a l,is,or,, drr, L., ,,,;,l Va, ~
these secned n dis,nrb +; ao,I,,, ,,t;l,5a,.lEc
nia. Tic Go.o
Tho @
o nc
and the Americas. Gbe rico of Do.no,;.m and III.
birth of liberty. y ,l,a .,,},o,n &c IN ,,i;,;
cal connections ,.},;c ll,d L.,., ~ en-,
Revolution in Franco. tho fan az p,1,,d. &c ,,
Empire of Germony of Holland. .,,d &c v.o;c,.
The career or N,naIoon aud ~ al ,lo Ros,,,.,.
tinn md ~. rl,ao D,,lI al -.,...,l =. ,I.,
inuc,l succcssinnz ,;, mi 1,,,s l.o L,.n,,
alten .ivcly and ,bouolnf,, i,,arcd-vc, where
in his writings do we sec ;,,,y marked rare o ,ir.;r
efforts upon his mind. uo,ss n,h,,s IN mo Wild
cI,.,n, q, III. a,d -, " -
"sy,p,r r., c.o, ne,
Ini, storm OF action,
! am ~ tossed up and down.
Birth and ~ra% %"i '''''''''
An eternal --a,
4 s sIa,|i,.,i i've Weaving
'rhns i work AT the wizzing loom Of time
'''h weave ''c hVing clothing OF the Deity
nisy spirit nor rho s'reepess r1"" the :r'de
How near feel 10 ,I.o,n
-,
'''''''s '',' = Si''i'' "'.'' . s'
~" ''i'', 81 "es''''y, certain ana
~, - '."iS '''s'fa'css o' lr'''ci
h, Ni''su'''S 'il'o'les anu oF,
ii'o oNeIt'rii'e "''
Goc,L,. Sa'' - az
so1itu in lnnml.r.,
seems M, =, l.,,.o,, ", ~ =,
l,ovo .n,,rs,ol - -, " us - IS c
cour.n ,,a, 'l'N ,r ''''i VI
l.:, Nu' "u ach-posstsse,'' WI
AS before obsor,.od - -, 80 -;
daring ,,n,;,,d ~ ~ VI "'i
no, RI ,orrhI.,.o.... "'.' i''' es'i,'
been i, ~, ~ ,'.'.'
hebed ,o en- - 'l;nus''e' ~ an, una TO l,v'
ernments ,,,l, l,a,,,, ;,,,,.'..,,'...,
would hovo lnol.,d H.,
h;s g,rdon ~ Ia . W P''ns -
l,,,'oo 49, 20 i'''''0 " = nv " % Al ms sioe'
Inv. 49, n,,,,;,..c !. p,,.,.
Of Goethe Of d.csss ,' ;ne ,ne I 9ssn
ethics NJ G,r,n,n ,b,.as;,, 80 ,i
p,ticul,, ,J;.,;1ni
cised ~ M,
his w,;,;nGs sinoa ;,N,aaI VII, ,o;.i
however dy.s ,, 49,, L,,I,
lomcn,no ,,, 49,, =,
had sl,ssaa ,l',
lanrhropy which lies onf, o (1,;s,;a, ;,n,aa
with which. the nluprca &c Go.,bo - an,arr;nn
the doctrine &c rx,,r. 80,
mnlga,cd hv our De-. III. ,,.a,i H.