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Subject: CITHERN (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)
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CITY AND VILLAGE, by ALEXANDER ANDERSON    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Once again within the city, 'mid its multitudinous din
Last Line: Or in my walks at night-time when the village is at rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Surfaceman
Subject(s): Cithern (musical Instrument); Cities; Railroads; Villages; Urban Life; Railways; Trains


TO A LADY PLAYING ON THE CITHERN, by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: So dreamy-soft the notes, so far away
Last Line: Or music is it such enchantment sings?
Subject(s): Cithern (musical Instrument)