Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, And Tales, volume 1
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ED. PORS Queen of every moving measure, Sweetest source of purest pleasure, Music! why thy pow'rs employ Only for the sons of joy; Only for the smiling guests, At natal or at nuptial feasts? Rather thy lenient numbers pour On those, whom secret griefs devour, Bid be still the throbbing hearts Of those whom death or absence parts, And, with some softly whisper'd air, Sooth the brow of dumb despair.
[b] This translation was written by Johnson for his friend Dr. Burney, and was inserted, as the wo...rk of "a learned friend, " in that gentleman's History of Musick, vol. Ii. P. 340. It has always been ascribed to Johnson; but, to put the matter beyond a doubt, Mr. Malone ascertained the fact by applying to Dr. Burney himself. J. B.
TRANSLATIONOF THE FIRST TWO STANZAS OF THE SONG "RIOVERDE, RIO VERDE, " PRINTED IN BISHOP PERCY'SRELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY.
AN IMPROMPTU.
Glassy water, glassy water, Down whose current, clear and strong, Chiefs confused in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll along.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
ED. PORS Queen of every moving measure, Sweetest source of purest pleasure, Music! why thy pow'rs employ Only for the sons of joy; Only for the smiling guests, At natal or at nuptial feasts? Rather thy lenient numbers pour On those, whom secret griefs devour, Bid be still the throbbing hearts Of those whom death or absence parts, And, with some softly whisper'd air, Sooth the brow of dumb despair.
[b] This translation was written by Johnson for his friend Dr. Burney, and was inserted, as the wo...rk of "a learned friend, " in that gentleman's History of Musick, vol. Ii. P. 340. It has always been ascribed to Johnson; but, to put the matter beyond a doubt, Mr. Malone ascertained the fact by applying to Dr. Burney himself. J. B.
TRANSLATIONOF THE FIRST TWO STANZAS OF THE SONG "RIOVERDE, RIO VERDE, " PRINTED IN BISHOP PERCY'SRELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY.
AN IMPROMPTU.
Glassy water, glassy water, Down whose current, clear and strong, Chiefs confused in mutual slaughter, Moor and Christian roll along.
What to read after Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, And Tales, volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Samuel Johnson to read onlineMoreLess
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