{"date":"February 29","id":"02-29","intro":["To either Saint Patrick or the Scottish Parliament of 1228 go the honors—or dishonors—of originating the traditions attending this day; says the latter, \u003ci\u003e“ilka maiden ladee, of baith high and lowe estait, shall hae libertie to speak ye man she likes.”\u003c/i\u003e The course of true love runs smooth in Goethe’s narrative poem, enduring today for its characterization and swift-flowing lines."],"minutes":26,"readings":[{"author":"Johann Wolfgang von Goethe","end":337,"start":337,"volume":19,"work":"Hermann and Dorothea"},{"author":"Johann Wolfgang von Goethe","end":410,"start":395,"volume":19,"work":"Hermann and Dorothea"}],"slug":"february-29","status":"proofread","title":"Goethe’s Tale of a Maiden in Love","url":"/harvard-classics/february-29/","words":5223}