Product Description: From the book’s Dedication: TO RICHARD WAGNER With A Privately Printed Copy Of "The Walk Yrie." ("Die Liebe lockte den Lens") Winter has waned upon his stormy wing— the woods are wild with flowers—before my eyes Spring on the world lies like a lover lies— the birds have bursts of song for everything— it seems as if the ceaseless blossoming, the splendour and the spell can never tire— for if night comes the moon is like a fire— and yet my sadness will not let me sing...read more