The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase - With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, - by the Rev. George Gilfillan by Unknown
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'The flute that sweetly can complain,
Dissolve the frozen nymph's disdain; Panting sympathy impart, Till she partake her lover's smart.'[4] CHORUS. Next, let the solemn organ join Religious airs, and strains divine, Such as may lift us to the skies, And set all Heaven before our eyes: _20 'Such as may lift us to the skies; So far at least till they Descend with kind surprise, And meet our pious harmony half-way.' Let then the trumpet's piercing sound Our ravished ears with pleasure wound. The soul o'erpowering with delight, As, with a quick uncommon ray, A streak of lightning clears the day, And flashes on the sight. _30 Let Echo too perform her part, Prolonging every note with art, And in a low expiring strain Play all the concert o'er again. |
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