Show GREAT MANS PRIVATE LIFE immortal german man of letters known to have had his share of the fallings failings of humanity the twenty second ot of march is 13 the anniversary ot of the death of 0 goethe germanys germanas Germ anys most renowned poet and prose writer when he passed away all europe took note of the death of 0 her most distinguished son johann wolfgang goethe was born in 1749 at frankfort anthe on the maln main and died at weimar march 22 1832 when na I 1 and the emperor ot of russia met at erfurt near weimar in 1808 the conqueror of europe patronized goethe by summoning him to a private audience which lasted nearly an hour and gave it was said mutual satisfaction goethen Go ethes ethea juvenile product production lon the sorrows of Wert werther ber seized upon the sentimental spirit ot of the time and rendered him famous though a genuine and characteristic work he outgrew its philosophy and lived to regret it his friendship and operation cooperation co ro with schiller Is one of the most lovable things in his long and busy life there Is 1 something in goetges Go ethes greatness that was vas not always pleas ing and that could scarcely be excused by his friends and warmest admirers tie ho feared to marry said a common t ator on his bis life and literary labure I 1 lest jest he ha should cripple his freedom not that he professed such a motive but this la Is the only explanation that so many of 0 his loves stopped short ot of marriage the names 0 of women in his works mostly belong to real characters continually in his autobiography one comes upon traces of a love affair and bei behildes ldes obscure cases we have gretchen frederika Freder lka lotto lott lill 1111 bettina Bett lna frau von stein ad and 11 dubers |