The Works of J. W. von Goethe/Volume 12/Letters from Switzerland
LETTERS FROM SWITZERLAND
Letters from Switzerland
When, a few years ago, the copies of the following letters were first made known to us, it was asserted that they had been found among Werther's papers; and it was pretended, that, before his acquaintance with Charlotte, he had been in Switzerland. We have never seen the originals: however, we would not on any account anticipate the judgment and feelings of our readers; for, whatever may be their true history, it is impossible to read them without sympathy.