Eureka Reporter | 1903-07-31 | Page 4 | Last Words of Goethe

LAST WORDS OF GOETHE told by one who was at the great poets bedside the recent death of the widow of gen genie kretzmann in montre re calls the following interesting circum stance in relation to goethe told by her mother baroness Gisch her mother born pappenheim aclise a close friend 0 of prince august and on terms of familiarity with goethe and his family used to visit the great poet frequently in the last deais of his life the memoirs of the baroness were published some time ago by her grand child lily braun in the twelfth vol of the goethe year book the baroness happened to be present at tte the death of goethe in the last hours of his life she relates he stood at the door of his chamber stretched to his full height and be he looked unusually tall it is possible that he uttered the famous phrase more light but the only words we heard him say distinctly were the following now has come the time of great changes and incarnations he died peacefully and without pain said those who were present tut but the wife of goethe threw herself weeping upon my shoulders and said through lier her tears and this the peo pie call an easy death