The Odes of Anacreon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781518737442)

I often wish this languid lyre, This warbler of my soul's desire, Could raise the breath of song sublime, To men of fame in former time. But when the soaring theme I try, Along the chords my numbers die, And whisper, with dissolving tone, 'Our sighs are given to love alone ' Indignant at the feeble lay, I tore the panting chords away, Attuned them to a nobler swell, And struck again the breathing shell;

Author: Thomas Moore
ISBN-10: 1518737447
ISBN-13: 9781518737442
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2015
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.13d