âŠElegie auf einen Dorfkirchhof and Elegie auf einen Stadtkirchhof (both 1771; âElegy on a Village Churchyardâ and âElegy on a City Churchyardâ). He loved the Volkslied (âfolk songâ); his sense of closeness to the peasants, delight in nature, and longing for the simple and natural life find skillful expression inâŠ
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