Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LUTE-PLAYER, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: He touched the strings; and lo, the strain Last Line: And wakened it to light and sound. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Lutes | ||||||||
He touched the strings; and lo, the strain, As waters dimple to the rain, Spontaneous rose and fell again. In swaddling clothes of silence bound, His genius a soul had found, And wakened it to light and sound. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 6. CORRINA by THOMAS CAMPION SONNET: TO HIS LUTE by WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN ON A LUTE FOUND IN A SARCOPHAGUS by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE THE LUTE OBEYS by THOMAS WYATT A SONG TO THE LUTE IN MUSICKE by RICHARD EDWARDS (1523-1566) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 7 by HAN SHAN ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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