Ein Wanderbursch, mit dem Stab in der Hand,
Kommt wieder heim aus dem fremden Land.
Sein Haar ist bestäubt, sein Antlig verbrannt ;
Von wem wird der Bursch wohl zuerst erkannt ?
So tritt er ins Städtchen, durchs alte Thor,
Am Schlagbaum lehnt just der Zöllner davor.
Der Zöllner, der war ihm ein lieber Freund,
Oft hatte der Becher die beiden vereint.
Doch fieh-Freund Zollmann erkennt ihn nicht,
Zu sehr hat die Sonn' ihm verbrannt das Gesicht.
Und weiter wandert nach kurzem Gruß
Der Bursche und schüttelt den Staub vom Fuß.
Da schaut aus dem Fenster sein Schäßel fromm,
,Du blühende Jungfrau, viel schönen Willkomm’.“
Doch sieh-auch das Mägdlein erkennt ihn nicht,
Die Sonn' hat zu sehr ihm verbrannt das Gesicht.
Und weiter geht er die Straß' entlang,

Ein Thränlein hängt ihm an der braunen Wang'.
Da wankt von dem Kirchsteig sein Mütterchen her,

"

‚Gott grüß' Euch!”—so spricht er und sonst nichts mehr.

Doch sich das Mütterchen schluchzet voll Luft:

,,Mein Sohn!”—und sinkt an des Burschen Brust. Wie sehr auch die Sonne sein Antlig verbrannt, Das Mutteraug' hat ihn doch gleich erkannt.

'It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which interests the human mind.' This weighty saying of Wordsworth found its practical application on a large scale in the ballad-literature of Germany during the third stage of its development. If the antiquarian notion that the old ballad alone has a claim to be considered as a ballad had been rigidly accepted, narrative poetry would have been confined to a very narrow compass. Fortunately the barrier was broken, first by the great luminaries of German poetry, Goethe and Schiller, and subsequently by Uhland and Heine, whose examples were considered maszgebend, and excited a lively emulation among their contemporaries and successors. This was the case to such a degree that every theme capable of being treated as a short narrative in verse, was considered as a legitimate topic for a ballad. There arose consequently such a great variety of ballads that during the Third Period of German ballad poetry they had lost entirely the stamp of uniformity, and there was in fact only one poet whose productions in this branch were 'epoch-making.' This poet was Ferdinand Freiligrath.

The great merit of Freiligrath's poems, both lyrical and narrative, consists in the novelty of his subjects, in the vigour of his language, in his many-coloured images, and in the picturesqueness of his details. His muse left the homely village-green, so to speak, and wandered forth into untrodden regions. His fancy carried him to the deserts of Syria and Africa, and the primeval forests of America, and his descriptions of people and scenery were quite in harmony with his exotic topics. Even his rhymes were not of the ordinary kind. They were new, like the subjects he

The following brief extracts are taken from among several hundred favourable reviews of Prof. Buchheim's Poetical Selections:

HEINE'S LIEDER UND GEDICHTE

Guardian.-"It is needless to say that in the present volume only the nobler side of the poet is represented. . . . To those who are already admirers of Heine this pretty little volume will appeal as presenting an old favourite in a new and pleasant form, and Students of German literature, who do not already know one of its most delightful poets, can hardly make his aquaintance under more favourable circumstances.'

Athenæum.-"Dr. Buchheim has written a judicious and sensible preface to the selection of Heine's Lieder und Gedichte, and has subjoined excellent notes. His pleasant volume may be warmly commended to lovers of German poetry.'

Literature." As a whole the volume illustrates Heine's complex qualities remarkably well."

Bookman." The present selection is to all intents and purposes a perfect one, for it shows a great poet at his best."

Westminster Gazette.—“The arrangement of the poems, and all the rest are excellent."

BALLADEN UND ROMANZEN

Times. "The name of Dr. Buchheim is a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of his new contribution to the Golden Treasury Series."" St. James's Gazette.-"Every piece that is given is good, and the collection as a whole representative. The introduction and notes are patterns of their kind."

Pall Mall Gazette.-" Dr. Buchheim's introduction and notes are also excellent. . . . For the rest, his works on German literature are like good wine which needs no bush."

The Author.-"It is a very beautiful collection and ought most certainly to be in the possession of all who read and love German poetry."

DEUTSCHE LYRIK

Spectator.-"That it is in itself a delightful little book, we can testify from the pleasure we have derived from it."

Daily News.-"To readers of German this volume will give great pleasure."

Globe.-"The editor has achieved his task with excellent taste." Westminster Review.-"Dr. Buchheim has produced a book which all lovers of German poetry will welcome."

Standard." This is an excellent selection from the works of the principal German poets."

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