VII
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Clarke, Harry, and Taylor, Bayard
And shall I see—possess her?
MEPHISTOPHELES
No!
Unto a neighbor she must go, And meanwhile thou, alone, mayst glow With every hope of future pleasure, Breathing her atmosphere in fullest measure.
FAUST
Can we go thither?
MEPHISTOPHELES
’Tis too early yet.
FAUST
A gift for her I bid thee get!
[Exit.
MEPHISTOPHELES
Presents at once? That’s good: he’s certain to get at her! Full many a pleasant place I know, And treasures, buried long ago: I must, perforce, look up the matter. [Exit.