Inscriptions on an Aeolian Harp
On one end
Partem aliquam, O venti, divum referatis ad aures!
On one side
Salve, quae fingis proprio modulamine carmen,
Salve, Memnoniam vox imitata lyram!
Dulce O divinumque sonas sine pollicis ictu,
Dives naturae simplicis, artis inops!
Talia, quae incultae dant mellea labra puellae,
Talia sunt, faciles quae modulantur aves.
On the other side
Hail heav'nly harp, where Memnon's skill is shewn,
That charm'st the ear with musick all thine own!
Which, tho' untouch'd, canst rapt'rous strains impart,
O rich of genuine nature, free from art!
Such the wild warblings of the sylvan throng,
So simply sweet the untaught virgin's song.
On the other end
Partem aliquam, O venti, divum referatis ad aures!
On one side
Salve, quae fingis proprio modulamine carmen,
Salve, Memnoniam vox imitata lyram!
Dulce O divinumque sonas sine pollicis ictu,
Dives naturae simplicis, artis inops!
Talia, quae incultae dant mellea labra puellae,
Talia sunt, faciles quae modulantur aves.
On the other side
Hail heav'nly harp, where Memnon's skill is shewn,
That charm'st the ear with musick all thine own!
Which, tho' untouch'd, canst rapt'rous strains impart,
O rich of genuine nature, free from art!
Such the wild warblings of the sylvan throng,
So simply sweet the untaught virgin's song.
On the other end
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