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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MISS ROSE BROUGHTON, NOW LADY ST. JOHN, ABERYSTWITH, JULY 5, 1799, by MATILDA BARBARA BETHAM-EDWARDS Poet's Biography First Line: Louisa, while thy pliant fingers trace Last Line: Or spoil the heart's accordance with the face! Alternate Author Name(s): Betham, Mary Matilda; Edwards, Matilda B.; Edwards, B. M. Subject(s): Music & Musicians | |||
Louisa, while thy pliant fingers trace The solemn beauties of the prospect round, Or, on thy instrument, with touching grace, Awaken all the witcheries of sound: Mild, as thy manners, do the colours rise, As soft and unobtrusive meet the view; And, when the varied notes the ear surprize, We own the harmony as strictly true. Be thine the praise, alas! a gift how rare! Artless, and unpretending, to excel! Forget the envied charm of being fair, To learn the noblest science,—acting well! And let no world the seal of truth displace, Or spoil the heart's accordance with the face! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINER NOTES TO AN IMAGINARY PLAYLIST by TERRANCE HAYES VARIATIONS: 13 by CONRAD AIKEN BELIEVE, BELIEVE by BOB KAUFMAN ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES THE POWER OF MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES A CHILD'S PRAYER [OR, HYMN] by MATILDA BARBARA BETHAM-EDWARDS |
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