Miscellanea

Verses on a Young Lady Playing on a Harpsichord & Singing

Posted on: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 1:58pm

by Tobias Smollett (1721 - 1771)

When Sappho struck the quiv'ring wire,
The throbbing breast was all on fire:
And when she rais'd the vocal lay,
The captive soul was charm'd away!

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The Old Harpsichord

Posted on: Friday, March 30, 2018 - 2:27pm

A poem by Francis Orray Ticknor

“In one room of this deserted mansion we came upon an old harpsichord
with a single unbroken string.  Evoking the last sound from it, we extracted
the key, which you will find herewith.” – Letter from the Old Dominion

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Lady - A poem by Amy Lowell

Posted on: Friday, February 23, 2018 - 4:47pm

You are beautiful and faded 
Like an old opera tune 
Played upon a harpsichord; 
Or like the sun-flooded silks 
Of an eighteenth-century boudoir. 
In your eyes 
Smoulder the fallen roses of outlived minutes, 

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A Poem: Baroque... Oh Music Sweet

Posted on: Saturday, October 28, 2017 - 12:48pm

by Margaret Okubo

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Baroque Dance - a poem

Posted on: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 11:19pm

Twisted we dance on a stage,
Arms folded, segmented,
This is the controversial image of the self,
We make love,
We bend in each other,
We reach the blue heaven,
This is our reality engraved in lyrics,

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