6. Introduction
To an Album
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I AM a harp of many chords, and each
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| Strung by a separate hand;—most musical |
| My notes, discoursing with the mental sense, |
| Not the outward ear. Try them, they will reply |
| With wisdom, fancy, graceful gaiety, |
| Or ready wit, or happy sentiment. |
| Come, add a string to my assort of
sounds; |
| Widen the compass of my harmony; |
| And join thyself in fellowship of name |
| With those, whose courteous labour and fair gifts |
| Have given me voice, and made me what I am. |
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Brighton.
April, 1827.
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