Arts & Sciences
Enough of mournful melodies, my lute
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Arts & Sciences
Enough of mournful melodies, my lute!
Be henceforth joyous, or be henceforth mute.
Song's breath is wasted when it does but fan
The smouldering infelicity of man.
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Watson, William. “Enough of mournful melodies, my lute.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/85/.
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Watson, William. “Enough of mournful melodies, my lute.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/85/.
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