 What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost...  Poems - Page 309by Matthew Arnold - 1878 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1866 - 870 pages
...Here was thine height of strength, thy golden prime ; And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...sore, and tired thy throat — It fail'd, and thou wert mute. Yet hadst thou alway visions of our light, And long with men of care thou couldst not stay,... | |
 | 1866 - 570 pages
...Here was thine height of strength, thy golden prime ; And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...sore, and tired thy throat — It fail'd, and thou wert mute. Yet hadst thou alway visions of our light, And long with men of care thou couldst not stay,... | |
 | 1866 - 568 pages
...was thine height of strength, thy golden prime ; And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. W liât though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for...sore, and tired thy throat — It fail'd, and thou wert mute. Yet hadst thou alway visions of our light, And long witli men of care thou couldst not -.lay,... | |
 | 1866 - 768 pages
...time, Here was thine height of strength, thy golden prime; And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, . Which tasked thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat — It failed, and thou wert mute. Yet hadst thou alway... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1867 - 226 pages
...time, Here was thine height of strength, thy golden prime; And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which tasked thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat, — It failed, and thou wast mufe. Yet hadst thou alway... | |
 | The Month A Magazine and Review - 1868 - 658 pages
...Here was thine height of strength, thy golden prime ; And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which tasked thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat — It fail'd, and thou wast mute ; Yet hadst thou always... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 584 pages
...Here was thine height of strength, thy golden prime, And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. . What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which tasked thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat — It failed, and thou wert mute. Yet hadst thou alway... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 588 pages
...^ Here was thine height of strength. thy golden prime, And still the haunt beloved a virtue yields. What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not...learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men »ho groaih Which talked thy pipe too sorv. ami tiraLthv throat — It failed, fid thou wert mute.... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 648 pages
...are unwelcome : we are more than content to take Thyrsis as we find him, though ' the music of his rustic flute Kept not for long its happy country tone;...note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which tasked his pipe too sore, and tired his throat." 1 Westminster Review, October 1 869. EDITOR. QUA CURSUM... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 650 pages
...are unwelcome : we are more than content to take Thyrsis as we find him, though ' the music of his rustic flute Kept not for long its happy country tone;...Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention- tost, of men who groan, Which tasked his pipe too sore, and tired his throat.' EDITOR.... | |
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