Ogden Sun | 1905-12-12 | Page 1 | George Bancroft's Account of a Visit to Goethe

GEORGE ACCOUNT OF A VISIT TO GOETHE heui oct 12 1819 I 1 goethe towards noon HP was talkative affable began at first with of common affairs then the discourse came on german philosophy kant was mentioned ith reverence the state ot america became then the subject ot conversation he seemed to think he was quite well acquainted with it lie of books ou the country of wardens statistical account of america ac ac then too cogswell had giva him an essay on american literature which appeared in edinburgh this essay goethe praised much for iha beauty of its style tor the liveliness fancy it is written smiled as hesen tinned the with he spoke of the different professions then the talk was of cogswell a belber mann a man 0 great excellence he spoke with pleasure of the visits cogswell had paid him al ac at length I 1 gathering courage from talking with him took occasion to bring him upon the english poets byron he in the terms declared himself one of a large party in germany who admired him unboundedly seized on swallowed everything that came from him of scott we had alma to talk of wordsworth southey he knew of coleridge ha name had forgotten however his works the author of Berua ui was praised tha trap fly salil goethe hag many beautiful bv TOB however denied to remain tho most admired of all after this goe lie asked after my pursuit 3 praised me on my them for corning to germany spoke a word or two on oriental matters after this he asked what way I 1 was to take the next day findlins I 1 was goins to acl mar offered me ai a letter which should bulte me welcome to the library after a few more demirs 1 departed in speaking io matters I 1 caine into a atrit almost as had as poor jennie with the queen of byron I 1 said his last poem nai to the most splendid escalona of poetical power macd i ith the lowest and most iu deceu clea I 1 did not teluli nt the of goetges Go ethes I 1 mentioned too byrons wife forgett lne that goethe had not been happy lu the married slate r a word too ot BIch horns so luuy books for greibe had found no end with writing many bom letters and oe george bancroft in the 1 september