Specimens of the German lyric poets : consisting of translations in verse . ns. Count Friedrich Leopold Stolberg, Avas born the7th November, 17^0, in the village of Bramstedt, STOLBERG. 115 in Holstein. He was at first in tlie Danish service,but subsequently to tlie year 1777? Episcopal Pleni-potentiary from the tOAvn of Lübeck to the Court ofCopenhagen; after the year 1789, Danish am-bassador at Berlin; after 1791, President of theLübeck Government at Eutin; and in 1797, «asmade KnijO^ht of the Imperial Russian Order of Newsky. In the year 1800 he resignedall his offices, and, to
Specimens of the German lyric poets : consisting of translations in verse . ns. Count Friedrich Leopold Stolberg, Avas born the7th November, 17^0, in the village of Bramstedt, STOLBERG. 115 in Holstein. He was at first in tlie Danish service,but subsequently to tlie year 1777? Episcopal Pleni-potentiary from the tOAvn of Lübeck to the Court ofCopenhagen; after the year 1789, Danish am-bassador at Berlin; after 1791, President of theLübeck Government at Eutin; and in 1797, «asmade KnijO^ht of the Imperial Russian Order of Newsky. In the year 1800 he resignedall his offices, and, together with his whole family,except his eldest daughter, renounced the Protestantreligion for the Roman Catholic : since that eventhe has resided at Munster. His poetical worksconsist of odes, elegies, lyrical songs, romances,pieces of descriptive poetry, satires, and plays; hisproductions in prose are, an account of a journeythrough Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily;also, translations of Homer, Ossian, part of Plato,and some of the tragedies of Eschylus. < ,. RUDOLPH. A BALLAD. RoDOLPH, in paternal hall, Breathd from Wars destructive sceneRodolph, prompt at glorys call,Rodolph, dread of hostile Gaul, Dread of Moor of swarthy mien. He, a gallant son deplores. Last of all his noble stem :Wliilst, amid the moss-grown his tender he pours, Echo wafts the mournful theme. STOLBERG. 11/ Agnes, deckd with golden hair, Props his age and stills his sigh: Mild as a dove, as May-morn fair, Soothes a parents sad despair, Wipes the tear that dims his eye. Yet herself in silent woe, Pines by Moonlights solemn gleam:Albert, youth of open brow,Breathes for her the tender vow, And fair Agnes sighs for him. Haughty Raymond, at whose side, Five-score martial youths api)ear; Swells with vain heraldic pride. Vaunts his trophies far and wide, And old Rodolph holds him dear. Albert, once, on festive day, Kissd her hand, as lily fair:Agnes eyes, in soft dismay,Chiding frowns
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