 For, like strains of martial music, Their mighty thoughts suggest Life's endless toil and endeavor; And to-night I long for rest. Read from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids...  Macmillan's Magazine - Page 411886Full view - About this book
 | 1982 - 333 pages
...simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling, And banish the thoughts of day. Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse...come like the benediction That follows after prayer . Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The... | |
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...showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start; Who, through long days of labor, And nights devoid of ease, Still heard in his soul...come like the benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty... | |
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...showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start; Who, through long days of labor. And nights devoid of ease, Still heard in his soul the music Of wonderful melodies. Such unabashed sentiment and soft-minded engagement with the problems and powers of literary art are common... | |
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