The Sorrows of Young Werther 24 – Boylan · Verses Across
Literature · Romance
The Sorrows of Young Werther 24July 20
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Literature · Romance
The Sorrows of Young Werther 24
July 20
BoylanEnglish
I cannot assent to your proposal that I should accompany the ambassador to ———. I do not love subordination; and we all know that he is a rough, disagreeable person to be connected with. You say my mother wishes me to be employed. I could not help laughing at that. Am I not sufficiently employed? And is it not in reality the same, whether I shell peas or count lentils? The world runs on from one folly to another; and the man who, solely from regard to the opinion of others, and without any wish or necessity of his own, toils after gold, honour, or any other phantom, is no better than a fool.
