As some cathedral vast, whose lofty spire Is ever pointing upward to the sky, Whose grand proportions, transept, nave, and choir, Impress with awe, and charm by symmetry, — Stupendous pile, where sister arts with grave And loving tenderness mould form and frieze, Adorn entablature and architrave, And touch with life the marble effigies, — So, great tone-master, strength and sweetness dwell In thee, close-knit in interwoven chain Of harmony, by whose resistless spell, Uplifted to sublime, supernal strain, The soul shall reach the noble, true, and pure, — Strong to achieve, and faithful to endure! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN A BURYING GROUND by SARA TEASDALE HAARLEM HEIGHTS by ARTHUR GUITERMAN PRO PATRIA MORI by THOMAS MOORE A LITTLE SONG OF LIFE by LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 30. THE HUNTER CAUGHT BY HIS OWN GAMER by PHILIP AYRES |