Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867.
II. Melody and HarmonyWilliam Green
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Rude sketches for the ear; till, with skilled hand
She traced the flowing outline, simply grand
In varied groups to grace and nature true;
And this was
And, more to finish, as her powers expand,
Those beauteous draughts, a noble scheme she planned,
And o’er the whole a glow of coloring threw,—
Evening’s rich painting on a pencilled sky,—
Tints that with sweet accord bewitch the sense;
’T was
Around prefer the charms these hues dispense,
As they chance-mingled on the palette lie,
To her white forms of undecked loveliness.