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The triumph of music

a poem: in six cantos ... by William Hayley
Hayley, William (1745-1820)
  
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THE TRIUMPH OF MUSIC.
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CANTO I.
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CANTO II.
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CANTO III.
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CANTO IV.
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CANTO V.
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CANTO VI.

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Thus aided by the organ's potent peal,
They made the shrine re-echo with their zeal;
Then paus'd.—With friendship eager, tho' sedate,
They now the promise of their host await.
The door half opens, that protects his cell,
And, with the prelude of a plaintive swell,
Rising to power, the harp's harmonious chord
Strengthen'd the tender voice of its dejected lord.
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