The Sorrows of Young Werther 53 – Boylan · Verses Across
Literature · Romance
The Sorrows of Young Werther 53May 25
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Literature · Romance
The Sorrows of Young Werther 53
May 25
BoylanEnglish
I have had a plan in my head of which I did not intend to speak to you until it was accomplished: now that it has failed, I may as well mention it. I wished to enter the army, and had long been desirous of taking the step. This, indeed, was the chief reason for my coming here with the prince, as he is a general in the service. I communicated my design to him during one of our walks together. He disapproved of it, and it would have been actual madness not to have listened to his reasons.
