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Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound.
Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound.
A thousand trills and quivering sounds
In airy circles o'er us fly,
Till, wafted by a gentle read more
A thousand trills and quivering sounds
In airy circles o'er us fly,
Till, wafted by a gentle breeze,
They faint and languish by degrees,
And at a distance die.
The murmur that springs
From the growing of grass.
The murmur that springs
From the growing of grass.
And filled the air with barbarous dissonance.
And filled the air with barbarous dissonance.
Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.
Their rising all at once was as the sound
Of thunder heard remote.
Their rising all at once was as the sound
Of thunder heard remote.
I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart; but
the saying is true, read more
I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart; but
the saying is true, 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.'
By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
My eyes are dim with childish tears,
My heart is idly stirred,
For the same sound is read more
My eyes are dim with childish tears,
My heart is idly stirred,
For the same sound is in my ears
Which in those days I heard.