“Physician of the Iron Age, Goethe has done his pilgrimage. He took the suffering human race, He read each wound, each weakness clear -- And struck his finger on the place, And said -- Thou ailest here, and here.” HumansSaidDoneAgeSufferingRaceClearWeaknessFingersWoundsHuman RaceIronPhysiciansPilgrimage Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)