Thus o'er the light jEolian lyre The winds of dark November stray, Touch the quick nerve of every wire, And on its magic pulses play ; — Till all the air around, Mysterious murmurs fill, A strange bewildering dream of sound, Most heavenly sweet,—... The West Indies, and Other Poems - Página 85por James Montgomery - 1814 - 160 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...grief, The soul to suffering all resigned In Sorrow's music feels relief. Thus o'er the light JEoli&n lyre The winds of dark November stray ; Touch the...sound, Most heavenly sweet, — yet mournful still. Oh ! snatch the harp from Sorrow's hand, Hope ! who hast been a stranger long, Oh! strike it with sublime... | |
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...FEOM BUSINESS 'THE PELICAN ISLAND ' VISIT TO SCOTLAND — ORIGINAL HYMNS — DEATH AND BURIAL. ' 0 ! SNATCH the harp from Sorrow's hand, Hope ! who hast been a stranger long ; 0 ! strike it with sublime command, And be the poet's life thy song. ' Of vanished troubles sing,... | |
| James Montgomery - 1881 - 535 páginas
...grief, The soul to suffering all resign'd In Sorrow's music feels relief. Thus o'er the light ^Eolian lyre The winds of dark November stray, Touch the quick...; — Till all the air around, Mysterious murmurs till, A strange bewildering dream of sound, Most heavenly sweet, — yet mournful still. O ! snatch... | |
| James Montgomery - 1881 - 618 páginas
...grief, The soul to suffering all resigned In Sorrow's music feels relief. Thus o'er the light ^Eolian lyre The winds of dark November stray ; Touch the quick nerve of ever)- wire, And on its magic pulses play; — Till all the air around, Mysterious murmurs fill, A... | |
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