Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INWARD MUSIC, by JOHN KEBLE


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First Line: There are in this loud [or, rude] stunning tide
Last Line: Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.
Variant Title(s): Happiness
Subject(s): Music & Musicians


There are in this loud stunning tide
Of human care and crime,
With whom the melodies abide
Of everlasting chime;
Who carry music in their heart
Through dusky lane and wrangling mart,
Plying their daily toil with busier feet,
Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.





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