After these, Gellert, Lessing and Haller had some share of recognition both by translation and criticism. Goethe, as has been shown, was known as the author of _Werter_. As for his lyrical productions, only two appeared, _The Erl-King_ (1798) and _Frederick and Alice_, "Imitated rather than translated from a fragment introduced in Goethe's _Claudine von Villa Bella_" (1807). Other poets, like Jacobi, Klopstock, Matthisson, Kotzebue, Patzke or Bürde, found an occasional admirer, but not enough was done to bring their characteristics plainly before the public. In addition to these, there were numerous parodies and original poems, which helped to emphasize the importance of things German. This influence, moreover, was aided by the translations of prose works and by articles on German literature, history and biography, which are scattered through the pages of these periodicals. The American magazines accomplished considerable for German in this country. The movement here treated grew until it assumed a widespread importance a few decades later, but the period to the end of 1810 is interesting as marking the beginning. It was the first epoch of this type of literary activity in America. II. TRANSLATIONS OF GERMAN POETRY. THE OLD MAN. From Gesner. From the London Magazine, Oct. 1773. [Prose translation.] _Royal Amer. Mag._, p. 14, Jan. 1774, Boston. [Reprint from the _London Mag._, p. 437, Sept. 1773, London. Preceding the title: "For the London Magazine." Salomon Gessner, _Palemon_, Idyllen, Erste Folge. Concerning the prose translations from Gessner, cf. p. 16.] For the Pennsylvania Magazine. MIRTIL AND THIRSIS. A PASTORAL. From the German. [Prose translation.] _Penna. Mag._, I-359, Aug. 1775, Phila. [S. Gessner, _Myrtil. Thyrsis_. Idyllen, Erste Folge.] Description (with an elegant Engraving) of the celebrated Tomb of Madame Langhans, executed by Mr. John Augustus Nahl, late Sculptor to the King of Prussia, and which is to be seen in the choir of the parish church of Hindlebanck, two leagues from Berne. As the inscription and verses of the Tombstone, which were written by the celebrated M. de Haller, could not with propriety be introduced in the engraving, we insert them here, in a free translation from the original German.