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The Power of Music
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Orpheus with his lute made trees,
And the mountain-tops that freeze,
Bow themselves when he did sing:
To his music plants and flowers
Ever sprung; as sun and showers
There had made a lasting spring.
Everything that heard him play,
Even the billows of the sea,
Hung their heads, and then lay by.
In sweet music is such art,
Killing care and grief of heart
Fall asleep, or, hearing, die.
Codex Note
From Henry VIII. Bullen lists this song under Fletcher, with a query.
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MLA
Fletcher, John. “The Power of Music.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher_j/50/.
Chicago
Fletcher, John. “The Power of Music.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher_j/50/.
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