Living
The Rival Bells
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, IV: Poems and Plays, ed. E. V. Lucas
Living
A tuneful challenge rings from either side
Of Thames' fair banks. Thy twice six Bells, Saint Bride
Peal swift and shrill; to which more slow reply
The deep-toned eight of Mary Overy.
Such harmony from the contention flows,
That the divided ear no preference knows;
Betwixt them both disparting Music's State,
While one exceeds in number, one in weight.
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Lamb, Charles. “The Rival Bells.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lamb/73/.
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Lamb, Charles. “The Rival Bells.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lamb/73/.
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