...So the soul of thine island arose at thy line, And to wish for her welfare is wishing for thine. ' Dear harp of my country, in darkness I found thee,...And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song. If the heart of the patriot, soldier, or lover, Have throbbed at thy song, 'twas thy glory alone ;...

...lines that we consider a happy and not vain-glorious description of the poet's efforts to marry the " Dear Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...silence had hung o'er thee long. When proudly, my own Inland Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light freedom and song ! The warm lay of love,...

...heart, my own dear mother, bends, ' With love's true instinct,- back to thee f DIAR HARP OP MT COUNTRY. DEAR harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee...light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy loveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it...

...back to thee ! DEAR HARP or MY COONTRr. DEAR harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee ; The qold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly,...light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy loveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it...

...Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle. III. AA DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAR Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echo'd the deep sigh of sadness, That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. * In that...

...the melodies of his country to verse, which, if not immortal, is very pleasing and very popular. " Dear Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...When proudly, my own Island Harp! I unbound thee, Have waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill; But so oft hast thou echo'd the deep note of sadness,...

...beautiful images to those exquisite lines of his, at the close of the fifth number of his Melodies : — " Dear harp of my country, in darkness I found thee,...The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long." In a note to that piece, whose numbers " most musical, most melancholy," would alone be sufficient...

...thee, a glorified guest, To the home of thy mother, the Land of the Blest." DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAR Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee...thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. Dear Harp...

...and of the flowers of genius still blooming amid the gloom of her distress. Well may he sing — " Dear harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee...And gave all thy chords to light, freedom and song !" ROGERS. SUCH a quiet attribute as taste is not very efficient at a period like the present. And...

...The reader will recollect Moore's beautiful allusion to this custom:— " Dear harp of my country 1 in darkness I found thee. The cold chain of silence...gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song." t Walker-1 Hist. Menu., p. 44. recited extempore, on the occasion*" of this memorable contest:— ODE...