Goethe's Faust / translated into English verse by Sir George Lefevre.

  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
Date:
1843
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Goethe's Faust / translated into English verse by Sir George Lefevre. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Altmayer. A cooper’s basket stands without. Mephistopheles Oakes the awl). CTo Frosch.) Now say, what wine shall I draw out? Frosch. Have you so many then at hand? Mephistopheles. Each can, what he prefers, command. Altmayer (to Frosch). Dost thou begin to smack thy lip ? Frosch. If I must choose, I ’ll Rhenish sip. The best is what the country offers. PIephistopheles. (Bores a hole in table, near where Frosch is sitting.) A little wax to serve as stoppers. Altmayer. O, this is conjuring, ’t is plain. Mephistopheles. What wine for you? Brander. Sparkling Champagne.