 On the soft grass through half a summer's day, With music lulled his indolent repose : And, in some fit of weariness, if he, When his own breath was silent, chanced to hear A distant strain, far sweeter than the sounds Which his poor skill could make,...  Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk - Page 345by John Gibson Lockhart - 1820 - 575 pagesFull view - About this book
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