United States or Peru ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose, like a stream of rich distilled perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was 'ware, and wished she might Deny her nature, and be never more Still, to be so displaced. Milton. In a few moments the voice died into air, and the instrument, which had been heard before, sounded in low symphony. St.
Mercury is said to have invented the lyre. Thus Gray, in his ode on the "Progress of Poesy," says, "O Sovereign of the willing soul, Parent of sweet and solemn-breathing airs, Enchanting shell! Mercury gave the lyre to Apollo, and received from him in exchange the caduceus. Ceres presided over agriculture.
Emily listened, with mingled awe and expectation, hope and fear; and again the melting sweetness of the lute was heard, and the same solemn-breathing voice.
Word Of The Day