Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ODE TO MUSIC: 1, by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL Poet's Biography First Line: Descend, and with thy breath inspire my soul Last Line: Love seems to flutter round on his aurora-wing. Subject(s): Music & Musicians | ||||||||
DESCEND, and with thy breath inspire my soul; Descend, and o'er my lyre Diffuse thy living fire; Oh! bid its chords a strain of grandeur roll: Touched by thy hand their trembling accents ring; Borne on thy sounding pinions through the sky, To Heaven the notes in burning ardor spring, And as the tones in softened whispers die, Love seems to flutter round on his Aurora-wing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINER NOTES TO AN IMAGINARY PLAYLIST by TERRANCE HAYES VARIATIONS: 13 by CONRAD AIKEN BELIEVE, BELIEVE by BOB KAUFMAN ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES THE POWER OF MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES THE CORAL GROVE by JAMES GATES PERCIVAL |
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