We ought not to accuse Emerson because he lacked appreciation of the fine arts, but rather admire the truly goethean spirit in which he insisted upon the reality of arts of which he had no understanding.
"Emerson and Other Essays"
John Jay Chapman
The inner form of 'The Walk'-loving contemplation of nature, giving rise to general reflections upon life-is essentially goethean; one may safely regard it as a conscious experiment in Goethe's manner.
"The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller"
Calvin Thomas
If it is not Kantian philosophy, it is certainly goethean.
"The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne"
Frank Preston Stearns