The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 3Little, Brown, & Company; Shepard, Clark & Brown, 1859 |
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... there a pawn . A SONG FOR ST . CECILIA'S DAY , 1687 . I. FROM harmony , from heavenly harmony This universal frame began . 16 20 25 30 When mature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay , SONGS . 3 A Song for St Cecilia's Day, 1687.
... there a pawn . A SONG FOR ST . CECILIA'S DAY , 1687 . I. FROM harmony , from heavenly harmony This universal frame began . 16 20 25 30 When mature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay , SONGS . 3 A Song for St Cecilia's Day, 1687.
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... began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran , The diapason closing full in Man . 5 10 15 II . What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? When Jubal struck the corded shell , His listening brethren stood ...
... began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran , The diapason closing full in Man . 5 10 15 II . What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? When Jubal struck the corded shell , His listening brethren stood ...
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... began to move , And sung the great Creator's praise To all the bless'd above ; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour , The trumpet shall be heard on high , The dead shall live , the living die , And ...
... began to move , And sung the great Creator's praise To all the bless'd above ; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour , The trumpet shall be heard on high , The dead shall live , the living die , And ...
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... began from Jove , Who left his blissful seats above , ( Such is the power of mighty love . ) A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode , When he to fair Olympia press'd : And while he sought her snowy ...
... began from Jove , Who left his blissful seats above , ( Such is the power of mighty love . ) A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode , When he to fair Olympia press'd : And while he sought her snowy ...
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... began to flow . CHORUS . Revolving in his alter'd soul 85 The various turns of chance below ; And , now and then , a sigh he stole ; And tears began to flow . 90 V. The mighty master smil'd , to see That love 16 ODE ON ST . CECILIA'S DAY .
... began to flow . CHORUS . Revolving in his alter'd soul 85 The various turns of chance below ; And , now and then , a sigh he stole ; And tears began to flow . 90 V. The mighty master smil'd , to see That love 16 ODE ON ST . CECILIA'S DAY .
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