Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A PIANISTE, by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I saw thee once, I see thee now Last Line: His glorious unheard harmony. Subject(s): Musical Instruments; Pianos | ||||||||
I saw thee once, I see thee now; Thy pure young face, thy noble mien, Thy truthful eyes, thy radiant brow; All childlike, lovely, and serene; Rapt in harmonious visions proud, Scarce conscious of the audient crowd. I heard thee when the instrument, Possessed and quickened by thy soul, Impassioned and intelligent, Responded to thy full control With all the treasures of its dower, Its sweetest and its grandest power. I saw and heard with such delight As rarely charms our lower sphere: Blind Handel would not miss his sight, Thy beauty voiced thus in his ear; Beethoven in that face would see His glorious unheard harmony. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WELL, YOU NEEDN'T by WILLIAM MATTHEWS PIANO LESSONS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS MUSIC by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET VISITING SUNDAY: CONVENT NOVITIATE by MADELINE DEFREES SEVERAL MEASURES FOR THE LITTLE LOST by NORMAN DUBIE THE PLAYER PIANO by RANDALL JARRELL THE EBONY CHICKERING by DORIANNE LAUX SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOSEPH DIXON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HYMN ON SOLITUDE by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE: CANTO 1 by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) |
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