Nightingale Valley: A Collection, Including a Great Number of the Choicest Lyrics and Short Poems in the English Language (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Nightingale Valley: A Collection, Including a Great Number of the Choicest Lyrics and Short Poems in the English Language

Such an attempt being too difficult, let us agree to abide by matter-of - fact. And matter of - fact shows us that verse-poetry (daughter of Language and Music, born at a time of the world whereto History stretches not backward) has been cherished and beloved amongst all the nations, ancient and modern, barbarous and civilized. Babes love the sound of it, youth passionately delights in it, age remem bers it gladly; it helps memory, purifies and steadies language, guards elocution; it gives wings to thought, touches hidden verities, can soothe grief, heighten joy, beautify the common world, and blend with the divinest aspirations.

Poetry and Science (rank them as you please) are equally founded on the nature of man in mystic relation with the Universe.

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