The Odes of Anacreon

by Anacreon, Thomas Moore, Thomas Moore, et al.

Book Overview

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;

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518737447
• ISBN13: 9781518737442
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"