The Sorrows of Werther (Thackeray)
The Sorrows of Werther, by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)
Werther had a love for Charlotte
such as words could never utter
Would you know how first he met her?
She was cutting bread and butter.
Charlotte was a married lady,
And a moral man was Werther,
And for all the wealth of Indies,
Would do nothing for to hurt her
And he sigh’d and pined and ogled,
And his passion boil’d and bubbled,
Till he blew his silly brains out,
And no more was by it troubled.
Charlotte, having seen his body
Borne before her on a shutter,
Like a well-conducted person,
Went on cutting bread and butter.
NOTE:
Mr Thackeray is much more famous as a novelist, best known for writing the adventures of Becky Sharpe in Vanity Fair. However, this story of young Werther was originally written as a novel by Johan Wolfgang von Goethe. For another view of The Sorrows of Young Werther, type this address —>http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=228 <—
This will bring you to a cartoon by Kate Beaton about the natural consequences of writing drippy romantic tragedies, specifically the fans that come knocking at your door. Also Beatniks. You might also consider actually reading The Sorrows of Young Werther in one of the several English translations.