| 单词 | lyre |
| 例句 | We all sat around a semicircle of stone steps, singing halfheartedly and watching the bonfire blaze while the Apollo guys strummed their guitars and picked their lyres. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course, we don’t know what the music played on this lyre sounded like, even though we can strum its strings and admire its craftsmanship. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I had some clothes and a lyre Master Ash bought for me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was a master of the lyre and he won the prize. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an eagle. She’s carrying a lyre up to heaven. See?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I found an electric guitar shaped like Apollo’s lyre that was so sweet I had to pick it up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “But honestly, I was thinking more about your harp. You lost your lyre in that fire. I know what it’s like to be without an instrument.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Within were the gods’ dwellings, where they lived and slept and feasted on ambrosia and nectar and listened to Apollo’s lyre. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The minstrel drew sweet sounds from his lyre and waked in all the longing for the dance. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with effortless ease, as a skilled musician fits a bit of catgut to his lyre, he bent the bow and strung it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I suspect that voice has played deep in my soul, sounding a lyre, to recall my ‘betrayal,’ my movement away from our family’s intimate past. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Pindar calls the lyre theirs as well as Apollo’s, “the golden lyre to which the step, the dancer’s step, listens, owned alike by Apollo and the violet-wreathed Muses.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice cracked and wavered as he plucked his lyre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Music drifted up from many windows, the soft sounds of lyres and reed pipes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “The place is just waiting to fall in on you. It’s not worth going in. Like you said, it’s just a lyre.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The kithara - a form of lyre - appears prominently on artefacts from Ancient Greece, such as this vase from the fifth century BC. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The columns on the tablet are made up of cuneiform script detailing various instruments, including the kinnor, the hand-held harp-like instrument that is alternatively known as a lyre. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There he struck his lyre, and at the sound all that vast multitude were charmed to stillness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermes made the lyre and gave it to Apollo who drew from it sounds so melodious that when he played in Olympus the gods forgot all else. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of Muses sat on a bench strumming flaming lyres, but their hearts didn’t seem to be in it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t waste yourself on the lyre,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They showed him great kindness: they welcomed him to their feast, and the maidens dancing to the sound of flute and lyre paused to get for him the gifts he sought. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeus made him give them back, and he won Apollo’s forgiveness by presenting him with the lyre which he had just invented, making it out of a tortoise’s shell. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He wandered through the wild solitudes of Thrace, comfortless except for his lyre, playing, always playing, and the rocks and the rivers and the trees heard him gladly, his only companions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The coffee shops were doing a brisk business, and street musicians filled the air with the sounds of guitar, lyre, panpipes, and armpit noises. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Upon the death of Orpheus’s wife, Eurydice, he marched into the Underworld and played his lyre for Hades until the lord of Death, so moved, agreed to return his wife. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The gods delighted in them when they danced enchantingly to Apollo’s lyre, and the man they visited was happy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Musicians strum ouds and lyres, guided by the jubilant beat of drums. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They were a practical people and they did not care about “Violet-tressed Muses who inspire song,” or “Lyric Apollo making sweet melodies upon his golden lyre,” or anything of that sort. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “And why would the ancient Greeks or Romans or whoever need an eagle to fly a lyre up to heaven?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, as the grey- bearded man tuned his lyre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For everywhere the dance of maidens swayed and the clear call of the lyre sounded and the ringing notes of flutes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Recited, actually. Poetry. He recited and kind of plucked at the lyre.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was replaced with something more in line with the party’s aesthetics, what Kern describes as “a portrayal of Mozart as a naked Apollo figure with a lyre.” The Thorny History of the Salzburg Festival’s Logo 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Liszt dons a crinoline and plucks a lyre. Lisztomania: the most embarrassing historical film ever made? 2013-02-06T10:22:00Z These cows are strong, trim, intelligent beauties, with long bodies and noble-looking horns curved like lyres. ‘Oh-Oh, Ay-Ay!’ Riding to an Italian Rhythm on the Transumanza 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z About 200 are for sale, with bodies shaped like swans, lyres and classical archways. Antiques: Kerosene Lamps With a Long Afterglow 2010-03-25T22:03:00Z A lyre player, Orpheus is abetted in his mission to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the Underworld by the power of music. In Brussels, Taking ‘Orphée et Eurydice’ to Another Realm 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Simplest formats are the most revealing, starting with Orpheus and his lyre. Juan Diego Flórez and friends; Ksenija Sidorova and Thomas Gould – review 2013-04-27T23:07:16Z Stories and works of art tell us that the African god Àyàn was a drummer; the Greek god Apollo played the lyre, a string instrument. Who invented music? The search for stone flutes, clay whistles and the dawn of song 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z He constantly reiterates the root of lyric poetry: as oral recitation performed to the accompaniment of a lyre. Songs and Sonnets by Paul Muldoon – review 2013-01-11T20:00:01Z In the painting, Apollo is holding a lyre while Venus, the goddess of love, is portrayed as an artist painting a landscape, her fleshy backside exposed. A Lost Painting Is Rediscovered. Have You Checked Your Closets Lately? 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Pindar is celebrating the lyre's ability to make the dancer's feet attend to the music it plays. Poster poems: Licence to steal 2013-02-08T11:22:08Z The hills of Olympus have never been more than a few strums of the lyre away from the stages of the theater, but lately the mist of mythology has seemed particularly thick. Perspective | New opera by Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter remakes myth without sacrificing music 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Other paintings bring to mind a lyre and a yoke or a helmet and a trident. What to See in New York City Galleries This Week 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Speaking of music, the versatile Karen Hansen is back with the gang, playing everything from violin to lyre and slide trombone. Review | A winsome road to Paris in ‘Bon Voyage! A Happenstance Escapade’ 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z David advocates calling back a departed spirit with the harp and lyre. L.A. Phil covers lusty Modern Italian with gusto 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z In Poussin's Dance to the Music of Time, this same allegorical figure with white beard and wings plays the lyre to which we mortals dance. The art of time-keeping 2011-03-23T14:48:36Z He moves his arms wildly and the air becomes his lyre. Before I Sleep; Eurydice; Macbeth 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z The main room with a second floor balcony held: three Celtic dulcimers, an upright harp, a medieval lute, a Middle Eastern lyre, a Gibson guitar, a baby grand piano and a wooden recorder. My mother, alone in the woods 2014-01-20T01:00:00Z Hamilton’s dining chairs with lyre backs, parlor suite with spiky finials and other possessions ended up in various locations, including the Smithsonian and the Museum of the City of New York. Antiques: Hamilton Grange National Memorial Reopening in Manhattan 2011-09-01T22:05:43Z The book is divided into seven chapters, each chapter representing a "string" of Orpheus's lyre. Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe ? review 2011-07-29T22:00:40Z A piece of wood whispers in the ear of a storyteller, who recounts a ship in Greek myth skimming the ocean’s surface, gliding between sea and sky as Orpheus strums his lyre. With Jóhann Jóhannssson and Bedroom Community, L.A. Phil tries to break through the Icelandic cliches 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Fair enough: there's a reason why songs have "lyrics"; if you're a bard in antiquity you pluck your lyre and you sing your poem. The Word on the Street by Paul Muldoon – review 2013-04-26T15:00:01Z He returns again and again to the legends around Orpheus, for example, his addition of two strings to the traditional lyre — in Kadare’s telling, a radical breakthrough that causes a bureaucratic hubbub in Olympus. Ismail Kadare Grapples With the Supernatural 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Steinway managed to salvage the dinged and scratched rosewood case, the soundboard’s cast-iron plate, the filigreed flap for supporting sheet music and the pedal lyre carved with dolphins. Antiques: Motown Piano Restored - Postcard Books - Film on Lynd Ward 2012-03-22T20:50:46Z A handmade lyre and zither sit in a corner; two video screens loom over everything. Making a Show From Found Videos, Both Unsettling and Lighthearted 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z He shows no bravery in entering the realm of the dead, bears no lyre, demonstrates no wonder on beholding the Elysian Fields. Dance Review: Pina Bausch’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ From Paris Opera Ballet 2012-07-22T20:20:07Z On mahogany furniture, he applied gilded ornaments in the shapes of griffins, dolphins, lyres, wreaths and ribbons. Picking Apart 18th-Century French Furniture to Detect Forgery 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Shelter magazines, once look books for rooms bursting with lyre back chairs and giltwood credenzas, more often show pared-down interiors with just a few older pieces – or none at all. How Low Will Market for Antiques Actually Go? 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Rita Dove: “Bob Dylan is an inspired choice. It harkens back to the days of antiquity when the bard spoke/sang to the community accompanied by a lyre.” Does a musician have any right to win the Nobel Prize in literature? 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The heroic poet-musician Orpheus, after losing his wife, Eurydice, calms the deities of the Underworld with his lyre playing and singing. Dance Review: Pina Bausch’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ From Paris Opera Ballet 2012-07-22T20:20:07Z In every dark dungeon where blood has flowed the lyre accompanies the Marsyas Ode. Tears in a tent: rediscovering Tony Harrison's poetry 2012-07-18T15:22:55Z On her phone, Anna slides right on past platypuses and lyre birds in danger of extinction and a burned koala screaming on Facebook. Scrolling While the World Burns 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z We first encounter him by name in the sixth century BC, but his image, identified by his lyre and the charmed birds about his head, had appeared on vases and plaques long before that. Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe ? review 2011-07-29T22:00:40Z A small guitar sat on a shelf near the doorway: the lyre of Orpheus. The Met’s Herculean Task: 4 Operas in 48 Hours 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The myth tells of a famed lyre player who journeys into the underworld to rescue his beloved, Eurydice. Anaïs Mitchell Hopes to Change the World With Her First Musical 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z To the ancient Greeks, anything lyrikos was considered appropriate for the lyre, the elegant stringed instrument that was highly regarded by them and played as an accompaniment to unarmored or personal poetry. My John Berryman: A Poet of Deep Unease 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z In fact, Nero often played a type of lyre called a cithara. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z But Orpheus, traveling with a group of Argonauts, helped them safely sail past the sirens by loudly playing his lyre and singing. From L.A. to Rome, Ancient Sculptures Get Hero’s Welcome 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Study is holding an open book and is surrounded by objects of learning: a lyre, an artist's palette and a protractor. Windsor Castle: Changing hundreds of royal clocks 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z We play the lyre on all its strings.” Opinion | The difference between Trumpism and fascism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Even Pythagoras, the creator of every schoolchild’s favourite theorem, used music as a therapeutic device, playing the lyre to calm drunken hooligans. Stayin’ alive! How music has fought pandemics for 2,700 years 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z It’s old, tracing its roots to the ancient Greek lyre. Violin madness and meaning: How one instrument proves its astonishing sonic reach 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z He is shown as a “left-handed clerk … with a wooden lyre at his feet: evidently a caricature of Leonardo da Vinci”. Italians laughed at Leonardo da Vinci, the ginger genius 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Other finds include a 1,400-year-old painted box, which is described as the only surviving example of early Anglo-Saxon painted woodwork, and the remains of a long-lost lyre, an ancient musical instrument. Grave of ancient Christian 'prince' reveals its treasures, is UK’s 'King Tut’s tomb' 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The remains of a lyre with decorative copper-alloy fittings with garnets at the centre. Britain's equivalent to Tutankhamun found in Southend-on-Sea 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Among them was a lyre and a 1,400-year-old box thought to be the only surviving example of painted Anglo-Saxon woodwork in Britain. Tomb found behind Aldi 'UK's Tutankhamun' 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z He shows me another piece of evidence suggesting that Leonardo was famous in his time as the Jimi Hendrix of the lyre. The Hendrix of the Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci, pop star 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z By midday after his birth, he invented and started playing the lyre, which was the guitar of the period. Elon Musk’s last two weeks have been a wild ride 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Intriguingly, two of the fittings in the lyre are almandines, minerals that are likely from the Indian sub-continent or Sri Lanka, according to experts. Grave of ancient Christian 'prince' reveals its treasures, is UK’s 'King Tut’s tomb' 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z His satire was laced with “forsooths,’’ “lyres,’’ “nobles and peasants,’’ “courtiers,’’ “verilys” and other Old English touches. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Friends were working on feminist retellings of Orpheus – the musician with his lyre who descends into the underworld to rescue his love – but I knew I wanted something darker. How I write: Man Booker shortlist authors reveal their inspirations 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Wings and lyres and legion of other Angels. “Seraphim” 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Yet the lyre is a physical object, and thus the strings are also material, visible, of this world. Math at the Met 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z “The white scales get rubbed off, so you lose the white lyre on the back that tells you it’s aegypti,” said Pamela Stark, a county entomologist. The High-Tech Device That’s Like a Bouncer for Mosquitoes 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The shooting stars seem to emanate from around the star Vega in the constellation of Lyra, the lyre. Look up tonight to get peek at Lyrid meteor shower — if skies stay clear 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z They illustrate the words “flute,” “lyre,” and “rhythm,” and demonstrate various poetic metres. Kate Soper’s Philosophy-Opera 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z He made people listen to him play the lyre and sing, in the midst of the many murders and assassinations he ordered. To understand Trump, we should look to the tyrants of ancient Rome 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Angels are everywhere in the Muñiz family’s apartment in the Bronx: paintings of angels on the wall, ceramic angels flanking the ancient VCR, angels strumming lyres or blowing little golden trumpets on the bathroom shelves. Calling on Angels While Enduring the Trials of Job 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The image of a lyre is stitched into two corners of the custom-made rugs in the living room and the dining room; on the opposing corners, you’ll find a likeness of a mouth harp. Kristen Anderson-Lopez, ‘Frozen’ Songwriter, at Home 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z In a somewhat frustrating sign of the company’s growing popularity in China, imitators have begun cropping up, including small piano shops that have repurposed Steinway’s lyre logo. Steinway’s Grand Ambitions for Its Pianos in China 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z She carries a fil-à-beurre—a butter wire—for cutting hard cheese, and a cheese lyre for soft cheese. Beyond Brie: A French Cheesemonger’s American Adventures 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Sir Leonard Woolley uncovered this lyre in one of Ur’s royal graves. Probing the Dawn of Globalized Trade Cherubs danced at the feet of muses as they plucked lyres on the domed ceiling of the old Steinway Hall on West 57th Street in Manhattan. Unearthing the Past to Create New York’s Buildings of Tomorrow 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z By telling stories she enchants the cruel harpies, just as the Greek hero Orpheus tamed wild animals by singing and playing on his lyre. From Harry Potter Latin to Hunger Games Rome: the classical jokes hiding in your favourite children's books 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z A repetitious melody from drums and lyres rolled on in the background. AP PHOTOS: Firewalkers mark saints' feast day in Greece 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Even Aristotle mused that if “the shuttle would weave and the plectrum touch the lyre without a hand to guide them, chief workmen would not want servants, nor masters slaves.” The robots aren’t threatening your job 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z She was credited with having invented a certain kind of lyre and the plectrum. How Gay Was Sappho? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z They also factored in the dimensions of other instruments, such as medieval fiddles and lyres. Sweetest Violins Explained: Holes Fill in Blanks 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z So she teamed up with Andy Lowings, who reconstructs ancient instruments and plays a mean lyre, a musical instrument with strings that resembles a harp. What Did Ancient Babylonian Songs Sound Like? Something Like This She is flanked by the statues of two boys, one holding a sword and the other a lyre, to represent war and the arts. A place of tribute to Francis Scott Key, west of Ft. McHenry 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Dating from around 750 to 400 BC, they were composed to be sung in whole or part to the accompaniment of the lyre, reed-pipes, and percussion instruments. How did ancient Greek music really sound? 2013-10-22T23:41:13Z Inside, he decorated with an over-the-top style that included paintings of Grecian, nymph-like characters playing lyres under palm trees. Versace's former Miami mansion goes on the auction block 2013-09-17T11:03:16Z That phrase would commonly be translated as "Nero, burn them all!" – a reference to the emperor who was accused of playing his lyre while Rome burned in the Great Fire of 64 AD. The racism aimed at Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng shames Italy 2013-05-13T10:06:03Z These pieces show Christov-Bakargiev wearing her Apollo hat and strumming the lyre too loudly. Documenta’s Surfeit of Art 2012-06-09T08:45:00Z Again atmosphere is evoked and the mood achieved by the lyre preluding of the poet. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z He was trained in all manly accomplishments by heroes of the highest renown in each, until in a transport of anger at a reprimand he slew Linus, his instructor in music, with the lyre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He could not have hung by his hair, which "stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air;" nor yet by his hands, which "swept the deep sorrows of his lyre." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-08T02:00:23.437Z Passionately fond of music, he not only learned to play on the guitar and lute, but invented a lyre of his own, on which he improvised both the song and the air. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Mr. de Vere has tried every mood of the native lyre, and proved himself master of all. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Ye greater bards the lyre should hit, To say what subject is more fit, Than to record the sparkling wit And bloom of lovely Peggy. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The outer feathers are beautifully marked, and form the lyre from which the bird takes its name. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Collins thus describes the passion of anger: "Next Anger rush'd;—his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings: In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with flurried hand the strings." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-08T02:00:23.437Z Leonardo took with him a silver lyre, made in the shape of a horse's head, designed by himself, on which he played so skilfully that the duke and his court were enchanted. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Mercury yielded to the decree, produced the remaining oxen, and, in exchange for the two missing, gave Apollo the lyre he had just fashioned. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The fiddle, as an instrument played with a bow, was not known to classic times, but the word for fiddle—fides—was applied to a lyre. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z In his translation of Al-Sufi’s work, Schjellerup suggests that the name “Goose” may perhaps mean a plucked goose, which somewhat resembles a Greek lyre, and also a tortoise. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z "Laugh of the mountain, lyre of bird and tree," Lope de Vega calls the gurgling, clear waters. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A manly, beardless youth of great beauty, Apollo is generally crowned with laurels, and bears either a bow or a lyre. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The lyre is to be tuned to other strains; and poetry must draw its inspiration from a higher source. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The difference made by substituting the wand or branch of laurel for the lyre of the Homeric singer is a slighter one, though not without significance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z I am woman, I am human, And my soul afire, Trembles ever, Longs forever, As throbs a lover's lyre! The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z If he cannot sweep the grand chords of the lyre, he can j strike on golden medals his favorite maxims, and is j irreproachable in the lighter order of poetry.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z “To the Sun god all our hearts and lyres By day, by night, belong; And the breath we draw from his living fires We give him back in song.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z For these are not arguments devised by me, nor tricked out by human skill,—nay! this was the theme of David's lyre, this the glad news Isaiah brought, that Zechariah proclaimed and Moses wrote. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The recitation of the Hesiodic poems was from the first unaccompanied by the lyre, i.e. they were confessedly said, not sung; and it was natural that the example should be extended to Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Uhland tuned his lyre to the popular cry: Rückert sang on the king's side. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Many tiny playthings can be formed of the blossoms: only deft fingers can shape the delicate lyre in the "frame." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z “Whom all the Muses loved, not one alone; Into his hands they put the lyre of gold, And, crowned with sacred laurel at their fount, Placed him as Musagetes on their throne.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z In analysis of the passions, and eloquent descriptions of their more hidden workings, some parts may vie with Rousseau; while several effusions of feeling are worthy of Tasso's own lyre, with its "breaking heartstring's tone." Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The trembling grove confessed its fright, The wood-nymphs started at the sight; The Muses drop the learned lyre, And to their inmost shades retire. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The subject is Corinne, in a moment of poetical excitement, a lyre in her hand, and a laurel crown upon her head. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z A quaint and universal furnishing of old Southern gardens were the trellises known as garden lyres. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The god seized his golden lyre, and poured forth impassioned strains. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Yet is her lyre by no means unheeded, and if it is rather by refining our tastes than by modelling our opinions that she influences us, yet is that influence far from unimportant. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Possibly the instrument is obsolete now; not so the word, however, and it is sometimes used by the poets, instead of “harp” or “lyre,” to symbolize poetic inspiration. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z He was extremely well versed in the science of music, and in playing upon the lyre, and equally so in poetry and history. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z Garden lyres and Rose bowers are rotting on the ground in old Virginia gardens, and I fear they will never be replaced. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Arpadian period, 1000-1301. martial songs, and that their princes kept lyre and lute players who sang festal odes in praise of the national heroes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Watteau and the Court painters have given us the dainty, exterior charm of the masquerade, woman when she plays at being woman, among "lyres and flutes." Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z Celestial choirs from courts above Shed sacred glories there; And angels, with their sparkling lyres, Make music on the air. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z The tangled vine-stems scored the sky Like strings of broken lyres, And all mankind that haunted nigh Had sought their household fires. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z It is now known in gastronomic history as the "lyre dinner," for the table was arranged in the form of an enormous lyre. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z Then I should have the music of toute la lyre, coming away after, say, three or four Spring weeks at Washington, the next April or May. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z On the positive side, it was the best use of a lyre in a halftime show that I’ve ever seen. Super Bowl 2012: Eli Manning, Giants save best for last 2012-02-06T14:37:49Z Figure 255 The musician's lyre has never been strictly a military ornament, being widely worn by civilian bands; thus, this plate cannot precisely be identified as military or nonmilitary. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z But like many other deeds of true heroism, it is forgotten, for there was wanted the pen and the lyre to make it live forever. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z With syren voice the Lady sung: Love on her tones enraptured hung, While timid awe and fond desire Came blended from her witching lyre. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z A small anonymous wood print of Death playing on a vielle, or beggar’s lyre. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z I will send to thee a lyre that is not dishonored. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z When Pan blew his shepherd's pipe, and Apollo touched his lyre, Midas preferred the music of Pan. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z One had a curious smooth lyre, which seemed to give no sound. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z For never yet disease, or grief, or pain, Within thy breast the living lyre hath found, Whose chords send forth that touching melody. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z Adam and Eve are preceded by Death, who plays on a vielle, or beggar’s lyre, as if demonstrating his joy at the victory he has obtained over man. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z Charmides let his lyre rest as he stood by one of the bulwarks watching a bird float away from the ship, back towards the receding Cyprenian shore. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Among the Greeks many judges, and those by no means of the least reputation, gave the most decided preference to the music of the cithara, the lyre of Apollo, over the flute. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z As in her dreamy girlhood she prayed— "Oh! give me back my golden lyre!"— so in later life she was to pray— "On the Matron's time-worn mantle Let the Poet's wreath be laid." Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Still, as I touch the lyre, do thou expand Thy genuine charms, and guide an artless hand. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z Lord Jeffrey, in a fit of playful confidence, said that he was a helpless victim "to these enchanters of the lyre." Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z And again you shall come to me in my temple and play to me the music of your lyre. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z When nature and life had caught the lyre from your burning hands who were we to affect a sterner independence?” Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Monteverde's Orfeo contained parts for harpsichords, lyres, violas, double basses, a double harp with two rows of strings, two violins, besides guitars, organs, a flute, clarions, and even trombones. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Strains survive Erst chaunted to the lyre of Israel, More touching far than ever poet breathed Amid the Grecian isles, or later times Have heard in Albion, land of every lay. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z These bars are fastened horizontally across two bars of steel set perpendicularly in a steel frame in the shape of a lyre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The lyre music rose anew to a great fortissimo, high above the deeply resonant chords of the sky-organ. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Under that gateway, it is said, the old astrologer remains in his subterranean hall, lulled to constant slumber by the silver lyre of the princess. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Like the lyre of Orpheus, my pictures did wonders, soothing the savage instincts and softening the passions of these brigands. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Thus did America reject her earliest prophet; thus did she stop her ears and compel him to lay aside his seven-stringed lyre for the horn and the bagpipes. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z He was said to be a beautiful young man with golden hair, and he made wonderful music on a kind of harp called a lyre. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Never have I heard that any of the gods carried a lyre. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Till, cloyed with melody, His ear grew faint to voice and lyre; Forgotten then of Time's desire, His thought was void of me. The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z What is said and taught in this Gospel, when compared with the teachings on the Mount, are as hollow groans from the cavern of Avernus compared with sweet sounds from the lyre of Orpheus. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Music's charms Shall swell the lofty soul and harmony Triumphant reign; thro' ev'ry grove shall sound The cymbal and the lyre, joys too divine For fallen man to know. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z Hermes was playing upon the lyre which he had made, and was singing gently to himself. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z His fingers sought the strings of his lyre, and he hummed to himself a genial little tune, that ceased when there rose about him a murmur of exclamations, followed by a quick silence. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z It is something really to be proud of, and at a distance looks like a beautiful lyre, strings and all. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z There is a restraint about the versification and the colour of the words that strikes the right chord and tunes the lyre to a subdued note. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Heracles has his club, Death his sword, Apollo his lyre. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z To pay for the lyre, Apollo gave Hermes a magic stick which would bring sleep to men and would stop all quarreling. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z She had seen that he carried his lyre with him; and she dreamed of the day when he should come before her and sing as none other but Allaraine could sing. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Around me let the youthful choir Respond to my beguiling lyre; And while the red cup circles round, Mingle in soul as well as sound! The Odes of Anacreon 2011-12-08T03:00:29.763Z This was the road that the Italians of the Renaissance travelled, the spirit that reawakened the ancient Italic genius in their poets to “a wondrous echo of the immemorial lyre,” as Jacob Burckhardt says. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z It represents Apollo in a chariot drawn by winged horses, playing on the lyre, and accompanied by a pair of Muses, meeting his sister Artemis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The triumphant bard was led to the vanquished, whose lyre was taken from him and broken. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z The people voluntarily gave place to him, staring in wonder at his beauty, his bright hair, and the shining lyre that he carried in his hand. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z I have the photograph of one, with her white robe and lyre. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Times and persons most widely separated come together in the concords of his lyre. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z A Child's laugh sweeter than Apollo's lyre 31. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z But the Skylark needs no panegyrists, so, with all due deference to those who have struck the lyre in its honour, I will endeavour to describe its habits and haunts in humble prose. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z "Because I would learn which it is among your gods that is winged with silver, crowned with stars, dressed in a purple vesture, and carries in his right hand a lyre of gold." Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Next there came Two who together walked: one with a lyre Of gold, which gave no sound; the other hung Upon his breast, and closely clung to him, Spent in a tender longing. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z We have here the lark and the nightingale, and my husband sings to the lyre.” Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z He had already designed a lyre with only two of the strings strung, as indicating the unaccomplished maturity and ripening of his genius. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z “Betty will want to hear, too, about the sky lady’s mandolin, or harp, or lyre, or whatever it is.” The Star People 2011-11-06T02:00:16.133Z Stars—wings—purple vesture—lyre—I do not know. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Then at last, From voice and lyre so high a strain arose As trembled on the utter verge of being, And thrilling, poured out life. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Her remorse-burned soul longed for the balsam of his love in the palace of crystal, for the sounds of his lyre, for the tender words in the garden of the Present. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z And Passion's burning lip bewails Her Harold's wasted fire, Still lingering o'er the dust that veils The Lord of England's lyre. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z They even have musical instruments in this Skyland of ours, so we’ll find the lyre that the sky ladies play on! The Star People 2011-11-06T02:00:16.133Z Charmides had brought with him his lyre, again obeying the impulse, though without any idea of how he was to use it. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z He swept his lyre Once more, then laid it down, and with clear voice, The voice of godhead, sang. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z The flutes played, or Eros himself took a lyre and sang, at Psyche’s feet, the stories of days gone by. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Ye winds of memory, sweep the silent lyre! Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z There were dances, and to the Phæacians who honored him as a god, Orpheus played upon his lyre. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Putting all thought of the storm behind him, he lifted his lyre and started forward, singing as he went. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The flute is sweet To gods and men, but sweeter far the lyre And voice of a true singer. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z The strings of the lyre were all broken.... Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Still, my own Orpheus, sweep the golden lyre! The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z I am Orpheus, and all that my hands can do is to make music upon my lyre.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Now the Greek, scenting an opportunity, finished his dates, and darted down the stair-way, to return after a few minutes' search in the darkness with his lyre. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Light streamed from open doorways, the wail of lyres and the jingle of castanets resounded within and without. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The harp, and the lyre, and the tabor, and the pipe, and wine are in your banquets, and the work of our Lord ye respect not, neither yet consider ye the works of his hands. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z My glorious Greek, lead on! but ah, still lend Thy soul to thy sweet lyre, lest yet thou lose thy friend! The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z So Orpheus sang, and his voice and the music of his lyre prevailed above the Sirens’ voices. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z While they stood thus, Allaraine touched his lyre, and the chords of the night-song of stillness and peace spread through the room and out into the darkness beyond. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Mind, I don't altogether admit it—but you tune your lyre to a deeper key than I do mine. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z To chant your heroes to your country's lyre; Who consecrate, in your immortal strain, Brave patriot souls, in righteous battle slain, Securely now the tuneful task renew, And noblest themes in deathless songs pursue. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z As it was with the lyre of Orpheus, so it is to-day with the great harmonies of science, which are rescuing from the prisons of superstition the torn and bleeding heart of man. Hell Warm Words on the Cheerful and Comforting Doctrine of Eternal Damnation 2011-10-12T02:00:41.107Z Here Poesy might woke her heaven-taught lyre, And look through nature with creative fire The meeting cliffs each deep-sunk glen divides; The woods, wild scattered, clothe their ample sides. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z He lifted his lyre at once, and, under the spell of music, he forgot himself, half forgot her before whom he played, in contemplation of the ideal created by the harmonies. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Neptune's trident, it seems, had more attraction for her than the lyre of Apollo, whose strings she had so often set into melodious vibration. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The cates that wit and science bring, Beauty, and art, and joy, The arms that toil and tongues that sing Might Homer's lyre employ. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z The lordly forest seems a giant's lyre, And sings, and rings, the thoughts that o'er it swell. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Again and again she animated his lyre, and gave his verse much of its sweetest and noblest inspiration. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z The tones blended with the rippling harmonies of his lyre in a stream as pure and limpid as the current of the sacred river. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z It became the ritual of his soul's worship; duty, beauty, and religion were the three strings on his melodious lyre. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z They were very fond of music, and it was the custom for their ambassadors the priests to present themselves clad in white, playing the lyre and singing songs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z He look'd for solace at the goblet's brim, And found it not; then wept upon his lyre. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z My vanity attaches itself to your lyre, and you know the reason. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z This was one reason why, when Lord Amraphel asked audience of her on the morning after the breaking of Charmides' lyre, she joyfully granted the request. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The sons of song are too often fated to set up their household gods, and strike their lyres, in dark narrow streets and dismal alleys. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z In 1819 Sir Charles Wheatsone, an English physicist, invented an instrument popularly known as the "magic lyre," but which he called the telephone. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Ye who control the world but not the grave, What have ye done to make delight so brief, Ye who have spurn'd the minstrel and the lyre? Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z The lyre was surmounted by a head typical of the Republic, encircled by rays. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z "Give me the broken lyre," she said, softly. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Parts of the tunic, lyre and boots are painted red. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z But I thought I would just steal a few minutes for our dear little lyre. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z The sunset seems a raging fire, the clouds roll back, afraid; The rainbow seems a broken lyre on which the storm has play'd. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z But Orpheus smites his lyre before it is too late, and stirs the languid blood of his comrades. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The strains of music from his lyre came faintly to her ears, as from an immense distance. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Fragment, possibly part of a lyre; apparently this is the object held in the hands of the draped figure of this metope. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Miss Arbe, well aware that fear alone had thus 'unstrung the lyre' of Ellis, secretly exulted, that the Diletanti would possess her name and services for their institution, without her superiority. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z See how he bends to greet his soul's desire, His violin, which trembles like a lyre, And seems to trust him, and to know his touch, Belov'd so much! Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Jubal invents the lyre and teaches his companions and his tribe how to use it, and then goes forth to wander in quest of new musical inspiration. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Suddenly, from beside him, came a hoarse, choked cry, the sound of hurried running, and the lyre was struck furiously from his hands down to the brick pavement. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z This fragment seems to have belonged to the musician on slab vii., whose lyre is preserved on the preceding fragment, and is thus drawn on Plate viii. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Complaisantly he twinkled on his admiring world, and, striking the lyre with gracious hand, sang with modest satisfaction “The Triumphs of Temper.” William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z For I have scann'd mine own unworthiness And well I know the weakness of the lyre Which I have striven to sway to thy caress. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Here they feasted on ambrosia and nectar, discoursed upon the affairs of heaven and earth, and were delighted at intervals by the music of Apollo’s lyre, and the songs of the Muses. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Gradually he fell into a noonday reverie, from which he was roused by Ramûa, who, hoping perhaps to attract his attention, had lifted his lyre and was running her hand over its strings. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z It seems probable that the God was represented with a lyre, the base of which rested on his left thigh. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Plate 16 represents the “Aspiration of the Soul for Immortality” in a beautiful symbolic female figure holding a lyre and fluttering upward, but confined to the earth by chains around the ankles. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z I strike the lyre, I sound the hollow shell; And why? Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z He played so sweetly on the lyre accompanying the music with his voice, that he tamed wild beasts, stayed the course of rivers, and drew the very trees to gather around him as he sung. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z By the time she returned to her companion the sun was midway down the heavens, and Charmides, lyre in hand, stood, evidently waiting for her. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The figure wears a Gorgoneion on the breast; and with the left 275 hand seems to be playing on a lyre, which is partly expressed in relief, and must have been further indicated in colour. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Who touch'd a jarring lyre at first, But ever strove to make it true.' Vacation Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:09.897Z Wail! wail! and smite your lyres' sonorous gold, And beckon naked beauty from the sea In arms and breasts and hips of godly mold, Dark, strangling hair carousing to the knee. The Triumph of Music And Other Lyrics 2011-09-11T02:00:09.677Z Upon this Arion stepped forth, clothed in gold and purple, and holding his lyre as when he had cast himself into the sea. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And at last, when she had grown weary with waiting, Baba came again, and with her some one else—Charmides, with his burnished hair and his pale, gaunt face, carrying his lyre in his hand. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Yea, hath my heart become for Love a lyre, And he hath syllabled thy name, and I Fill in each silence with a song; aspire To rival in my rapture Euterpe. His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z How complimentary to the sons and daughters of the lyre, how complimentary to your own bonnie Bobby Burns, for instance!” Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Then followed troublous times, and patriotic war in Germany, where even poets fought against the enemy with lyre and sword. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z Trusting to the magic of his lyre, he repaired to the infernal regions. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z His lyre hung from his waist by a thong; and on his head, over its usual fillet, he wore a peaked cap of crimson cloth, cut after the Tyrian fashion. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Why did I swoon at the sound of the lyre, Dance and grow wild in the wonder of wine? His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z The usual subjects on the early Christian gems are the fish, anchor, ship, dove, the good shepherd, and, according to Clemens, the lyre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Instantly the music, the singing is dumb as when the strings of a lyre are cut asunder by the stroke of a sword. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Arion chose the latter alternative, but begged that he might die as became a bard, after having played for the last time upon his lyre, and sung his own death-song. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z And as he moved he lifted the lyre, drawing his hand across its strings. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The next time she awoke, Sweet music stirred the air; Thought she: They've brought a magic lyre To make my dreams more fair.... Songs of Womanhood 2011-08-21T02:00:31.203Z This was happily found in the great building which had sprung up at the sound of Whitefield's voice as if at the sound of Amphion's lyre. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Take your lyre, play, sing; then you will feel easier. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z He struck his lyre with the ivory wand, and sung a sweet and mournful melody. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Is it the sound of lyre or flute; or perhaps of many instruments together? Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z To the left of the French doors is a lyre table, on which stands a bowl of flowers. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z And he was a man of great skill in music, so that he played the lyre with his bare hand without a plectrum. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z And at once rose one of those songs which afterward spread over the whole Ukraine, as if the wind had carried it, and was sung to the sound of lyre and teorban. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Or´pheus overcame them in their own art; for he sang the praises of the gods, accompanying himself upon his lyre, and made such divine melody that the music of the Sirens attracted no attention. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Come, Charmides, get thy lyre or flute, and play to us. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z We give in charge Their names to the sweet lyre. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z He placed in the middle a player on the lyre, and seated around him were those who were able to sing. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z At the largest fire sat, with his back to the ravine and to Skshetuski, a broad-shouldered old minstrel, who was thrumming on his lyre; in front of him was a half-circle of peasants. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords—philosophy, art, poetry, politics, love, scandal, and the weather. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z After nearly an hour of cheerless silence, Phalaris, with a desperate effort to relieve the general strain, brought out his brother's lyre and put it into Charmides' hands. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Immediately over the throne, Pindar, singing to his lyre, before the judges of the Olympic games. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z In the Homeric Hymn this child of Zeus and Maia shows his versatile character by stealing the oxen of Apollo, and fashioning the lyre on the day of his birth. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Blind men wandering around with lyres and songs were asked for news. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z They abounded in China, in India, and in Egypt before the lyre of Apollo was invented, or the charming harp of Orpheus was conceived. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Frances may have been taught to play a musical instrument—the hand lyre, hautboy or virginal. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Amphion built the walls of Thebes to the sound of his lyre—fitting the stones together by the power of his music, and “Ilion’s towers,” they say, “rose with life to Apollo’s song.” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z God-born before the Sons of God, she hurled, With awful symphonies of flood and fire, God's name on rocking Chaos—world by world Flamed as the universe rolled from her lyre. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Immediately the crowd surrounded Zagloba, who, sitting by Helena, struck the strings of the lyre from time to time. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z “The third ballet-girl from the left-hand stage-box, with the golden belt and green wreath, in the Pas des Guirlandes, or lyres, or umbrellas, or something of the kind, had enslaved his susceptible affections.” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z Some volumes of homilies, and other edifying writings, were also to be found; together with a lyre, a David's harp, and many similar things, to lighten their captivity and beguile the time. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z But her brave long walls were destroyed, destroyed to sound of flute and lyre, wrecked to the kordax step, and laid in the dust to the mocking laughter of a Comedy-chorus. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I have a whole costume and a lyre; I have been in the Ukraine, and know how to sing songs. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z "We go begging with a lyre, and this dumb boy leads me." With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z I think this picture might have inspired the poet of the Month, but his lyre is silent. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z My lyre, which neither mocks nor mimics, Shall laud the humbler patronymics. The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z The judges with one consent said, “Take the prize—we took your lyre for harp!” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I want to break his head with my lyre. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Everywhere it was quiet,--a night so wonderful that in truth it lacked only the sound of a lyre somewhere under the windows of the beautiful princess. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z And the lyres of the cherub brothers joined the chorus, swelling the melody of heaven. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z The lyre and other motives of the Empire style were much used during the prevalence of that fashion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z No: he had a statue of himself made in marble, life-size; on the lyre was “perched his partner in the prize.” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Hela wishes to seat me at the table; but I refuse, and sit with my lyre at the threshold. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z The old man, frightened, dropped his lyre, his bag, and his coat as quickly as he could. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Sweep tides of rich music The new world along, And pour in full measure, Sweet lyres, your song! Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z The schemes whereby the cradled thief deceived the Pythian god are beyond the scope of the painter, though there is a certain available range in the charming actions surrounding the invention of the lyre. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z The horns, shaped like the classic lyre, are about eight inches in length, and are ringed to within a couples of inches of the tip. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z These, being blind, play on lyres and sing knightly songs; these minstrels cause courage and love of glory to flourish greatly. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z On his shoulders he carried the clothing stripped from the old man and the youth, in his hands two pair of boots and a lyre. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z She holds in her hand a skull, with strings of iron, and she sweeps them as a lyre with golden chords. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Of course, as has been pointed out before, the fact that the harp is in the shape of a lyre, must be considered, too, if one is to accept this legend. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z "For one hour he played before her: but afterwards he broke his lyre and lived as if he were dead." Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z This wand against yon lyre on the pedestal.’ Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z He played on a lyre, and complained of the lords. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Me rather, bright guests! with your wings of upbuoyance Bear aloft to your homes, to your banquets of joyance, That the roofs of Olympus may echo my lyre! A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2011-06-08T02:00:18.910Z Numerous editions of these poems confirm their popularity, and the public voice resounded from the lyres of many poets. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Awake, awake my lyre, and tell thy silent master's humble tale." The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields 2011-06-01T02:00:27.327Z Most sorrowful of sinners, a morose delectation scourged his nerves and extorted the darkest music from his lyre. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z Seeing all this, Zagloba turned immediately into the ravine, touched his lyre, and began to sing,-- "Hei! on the mountain Reapers are seen, Under the mountain, The mountain green, Cossacks are marching on." With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Again, at the hill of the Philistines, you will find a procession of prophets, descending from the high place, to the sound of the lyres, of drums, of pipes, and of guitars. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z The Druidical lyre kindled patriotism through the land, and the land was saved—for the Druids! Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The triumphant bard is led to where he stands, and taking his lyre from him breaks it into atoms. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Once you begin to make concessions to the feelings of this person or that there is no place to stop and you may as well hang up the lyre. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Zagloba was in truth forced to earn a bit of bread with his lyre and his song. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The tables were curved in the form of a huge lyre, bearing the coat of arms of the Association. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The harmony of Racine is slightly monotonous, his men talk like women, and his lyre was but one tone, that of a natural and refined elegance. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z This celebrated saying does not overstate the degree, though it may misstate the kind, of influence that B�ranger exercised with his lyre. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Despairing, thence, they would retire Long distance from his loathsome lyre, And let their lonely caves and rocks Resound with his poetic shocks; To be, perhaps, all rent in twain By his unearthly, rumbling strain. The Spawn of Ixion, Or The 'Biter Bit', An Allegory 2011-05-20T02:00:40.170Z For like a bright mist rising from the earth He made appearance, growing more distinct Until I saw the stole, likewise the lyre Grasped by the fingers of the modeled hand. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z At the head of the table, which formed the base of the lyre, sat the President, Ferd. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Let one enjoy sound health and my possessions— Son of Latona, grant to me, I pray, With a sane mind an old age all unsullied, Nor let my gift—my lyre—be taken away. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z The left hand rests upon the lyre, supported upon the left knee. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z His lyre had many strings, and he had equal command over them all; striking each, and frequently in chords, with the skill and power of a master. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z While we watch with becoming reverence and muse thereon, we catch up our lyre to sing to the memory of those slain in their name, if not by their order. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z Three arm-chairs only in the little yellow room, of heavy mahogany, with snail-shaped convolute arms and the yellow covers embroidered with blue lyres, found favour in his eyes. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Then there came a man who carried a lyre. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z Why, we took your lyre for harp, So it shrilled us forth F sharp!” Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z His lyre is as silent as his shuttle; and we fear that in his hours of despondency he is becoming by far too much addicted to drink. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Footnote 2: It is well known that the Symplegadian rocks continually dashed against each other, and destroyed every passing ship, until Orpheus's lyre subdued and tranquillized them. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z She jarred the holiest chords of the divine lyre by harsh comments on the Pre-Raphaelite profile. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z The poems, of which some renderings are here offered to those who cannot read the originals, cover a period of about a thousand years, broken by one interval during which the lesser lyre is silent. Love, Worship and Death Some Renderings from the Greek Anthology 2011-04-21T02:00:45.290Z Mr Woolley, a brilliant archaeologist, recognised a pile of twisted metal in a tomb as the remains of a 5,000-year-old lyre. Tut's toot 2011-04-17T23:32:56Z Mr Woolley, a brilliant archaeologist, recognised a pile of twisted metal in a tomb as the remains of a 5000-year-old lyre. Tut's toot 2011-04-17T23:32:56Z The ivory lyre, "the sorrowful great gift," as Mrs. Browning calls it, he has not chosen. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Then play the gentler part—attune the lyre, Forthwith prepare thy gayest suit—be first To hail her bride of Count Du Nois! Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z "By the lyre of Homer," exclaimed Ekkehard, full of surprise, "where in the name of wonder did you learn that; the highest aim of our scholars?" Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z She was exceedingly lovely, beautiful as the houris that awake the glowing lyre of the Persian bard. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Mr Dumbrill used the cast and Mr Woolley's notes to recreate the lyre, including the animal gut strings. Tut's toot 2011-04-17T23:32:56Z Some chord seems to snap; it is no longer the spirit of the ancient rhymer, but Miss Mitford's friend who catches up the lyre and will have her last word. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z For He strikes the chords of the heavenly lyre, And sorrow and sadness turn and flee, And the earthly love, and the earth’s desire, In that music sweet depart from me.” Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z At the very end "a boy with the lyre" enters and "speaks the moral of the parable." Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Several chorded instruments were also used in the orchestra, as the lyre and harp, and in later times an hydraulic organ was introduced. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Here the word pango presents us with the image of the poet at his lyre, pouring forth his mellifluous verses, and it has besides, in its sound, something of the twang of a musical instrument. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z When the wind touched the laurel's leaves they would sing as his lyre sang. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z One tunes his facile lyre to please the ear, And win the buzzing plaudits of the town; The other sings his soul out to the stars, And the deep hearts of men. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z The heavenly sound is hushed, from earth is riven The harmony of that delighted lyre, Which leaves the world in grief, to gladden heaven. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z To sing, to dance, to play on the lyre and the lute, were accomplishments in which the courtezan was, from her earliest years, completely instructed. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Your lyres ye laureates sweep, And marriage measures sound! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:11.953Z Apollo returned to Mount Olympus when the period of his exile on the earth was up and he delighted the Muses much with the sweet tones of his lyre. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z His last words call his mother after him, and she follows, leaving her veil and mantle behind, as Euphorion had left his lyre. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Each string of Love's many-chorded lyre is touched with a vigorous hand. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z And I shall carry a lyre,” replied Amelia. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Man with the lyre is the poet, who is less and less understood as he strikes the graver chords of his lyre. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z This was what always happened when Orpheus, the son of Apollo, played the lyre that his father had given him and had taught him to use. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z His tuneful lyre was ever at the service of the Goddess of Freedom; and he took occasion often to pour forth music calculated to rouse the nations from their apathy. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z Lady Mable, Lady May, no p�an in your praise I'll sing; My shattered lyre all mutely tells The tortured hand that broke the string. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z “How will you get a lyre?” asked the practical Annie Lee. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Now for his grave man's voice the singer tries The greatest chord of all the lyre. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z He dropped his lyre and ran after her, but she eluded him, running more swiftly than the wind. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Upon the quivering wire, As hearkening to a lyre, The sparrows gather at the break of day. Gobolinks or Shadow Pictures for Young and Old 2011-03-03T03:00:57.927Z For they loved us not, nor knew us: and our lips were dumb, our fingers Could wake not the secret of the lyre. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z How do the latter glow with enthusiasm at the mere mention of the "land of the melting lyre and conquering spear"! My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Ho!" they said—said all the lasses then— "He is a lover, with his lyre! Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z And there were seven gates to Thebes, in honor of the seven strings of Apollo's lyre from which he drew the sweet strains that brought harmony to the earth. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Her gateways smoke with fume of flowers and fires, With loves burnt out and unassuaged desires; Between her lips the steam of them is sweet, The languor in her ears of many lyres. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Now, when her enemies roused themselves, he sought her out again, and, like a troubadour, devoted his lyre to the noble lady. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z But when a poet gets into the habit of using his heart-strings to make chords for his lyre, he may thrum upon them as much as he will, without any great pain to himself. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z As a light wind sings at a vessel's mast, The sweet breath mounting from the river towards The singer, binds a chant on the lyre's chords. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z Apollo treasured his lyre, and Mercury his shoes and his cap. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z It presents the appearance of an old portmanteau which has been built upon by children with the rudest materials, in imitation of the lyre of the days of Jubal. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The ode begins: No Spartan tube, no Attic shell, No lyre Æolian I awake; ’Tis liberty’s bold note I swell; Thy harp, Columbia, let me take! The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z In vain the heav’nly harpers tune the lyre, Rejoicing saints perform the three-fold part; In vain believers flash devotion’s fire, Or drag the holy harrows o’er thy heart! Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z Hearts had been beating long before they spoke, But eyes had speech, and tender voices ringing, Docile to love like perfect lyres, awoke The forest's wondering echo with their singing. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z There was also Orpheus, the son of Apollo, who could tame, wild beasts with the beautiful music of his lyre. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Crown 8vo, calf, front cover chiselled in a lyre and laurel design, figured silk linings, gilt over uncut edges by Gruel. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:32.387Z We might delight to run our fingers over the ancient harps, lyres, and guitars. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Amidst the feasting there was a song by an old minstrel, which he accompanied by the strains of his lyre. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z This little prophet without a lyre saw it clear. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z A youth who wore a wreath of green laurel leaves on his dark hair sat on a rock and held a lyre in his hands from whose strings he drew sweet music. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z They were the first musicians, and used guitars, cymbals, drums, lyres, harps, flutes, etc. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z But what was the use of clinging even for one instant to those feeble cords of Hope's broken lyre? Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z "In default of a great talent, he had a real passion for poetry," says Imbert de Saint-Amand, and like the Trouv�res he liked to make use of the lyre and sword by turns. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He struck the strings of his lyre and earth was filled with the music of the gods. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Softly, my lyre, that trembling string, Friendship so new, a fleeting thing! &c. The Hubble-Shue 2011-01-24T03:00:16.303Z Take the third ode— Listen to the Muse's lyre, Master of the pencil's fire! Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z But though the Jews are on the throne and Xerxes maudlin full, Ahafid once more tunes his lyre and bellows like a bull. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z Fortunately, in the case immediately before us, it is a Chinese author who tells us that we are to seek for limpid streams rather than for literal lutes or lyres. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z Orpheus touched his lyre again and played an even lovelier song. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Softly, my lyre—that silken string, Tuned to a gift so sweet to sing. &c. The Hubble-Shue 2011-01-24T03:00:16.303Z Does not Sappho hold the lyre at the same time as Alcæus and Pindar? Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The lyre or elongated loop drawn down to form the striker constitute the third style. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z So enchanting was the music of his lyre that wild animals came forth from their haunts to hear him. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z The gold-brown liquor burned my heart, The icy tempest stung my brow: The twanging of Apollo's lyre— I heard it as I hear it now. The Two Twilights 2010-12-25T03:00:12.393Z The blushing rose, and jessamine, Sweet is that air—sweet lyre again. &c. The Hubble-Shue 2011-01-24T03:00:16.303Z Both the Black Sea Turks and the Pontic Greeks play an instrument they call the kemenje or lyra and in English you might call a lyre. 2010-01-29T16:58:00Z Here the brass filigree work is in the form of a lyre encircled with a laurel wreath, and surmounted by the head of Apollo. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z In the celebration of this victory at Athens, Sophocles led with dance and lyre the chorus of young men who sang the p�an or hymn of victory. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z "His own despair the very stones admire And rolling follow his melodious lyre, He forced the heart of hardest oak to groan, And made fierce tigers leave their rage and moan." Heathen Mythology Of the former kind his instance is geometry; of the latter the art of playing on the lyre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The sailors, desirous of hearing so famous a musician, consented, and the poet, standing on the deck of the ship, in full minstrel’s attire, sang a dirge accompanied by his lyre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The tree branches curve gracefully outward from the wreath and below the lyre. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z He was an ingenious fellow too, and this is how he invented the lyre. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z What marvel that the earth, the sky, the sea, Were filled with all those fine imaginings That love creates, and that the lyre preserves! Heathen Mythology His left hand held the lyre, his right the ivory wand with which he struck the chords. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) He was also the god of music, the special preserver of poets, and to him the lyre was sacred. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Tables of Empire design often have brass feet and lyre supports, while others show the rope carving and acanthus leaf. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z In poetic legend he is said to have availed himself of his skill when building the walls of Thebes—the stones moving and arranging themselves in proper position at the sound of his lyre. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli With his resistless lyre in his hands, he crossed the Styx, penetrated into the infernal regions, and gained admission to the presence of Pluto! Heathen Mythology But O, the grieving of the Little Things, Above the pipe and lyre, throughout the woods! The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy The most usual attributes of Apollo were the lyre and the bow; the tripod especially was dedicated to him as the god of prophecy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" It is a rough sort of lyre with six or p. 111seven strings tuned alternately to the tonic and dominant, which beaten with a stick make a drone bass to the pipe. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History The lyre of Arion, and the dolphin which rescued him, became constellations in the heavens. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli In vain, however, were the sweet sounds of the lyre tuned, to soften Daphne whose affection rested with another, and was insensible to that of Apollo, though he pursued her with fervour for a year. Heathen Mythology Her epitaph reads: Silent the lyre, and dumb the tuneful tongue, That sung on earth her great Redeemer’s praise; But now in heaven she joins the angelic song, In more harmonious, more exalted lays. The Story of Our Hymns Let me but place the wreath about thy head, Thus shalt thou strike this lyre with deathless notes Which shall, vibrating through the fields of space, Ring on, and on, nor ever find a goal. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Orpheus saved his companions by drowning the Sirens' song with the music of his lyre. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes The kneading arms inside the trough are shaped after the pattern of a lyre, and have the effect of first working up and then dividing the dough right through the kneading process. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It is related of him, that in order to build the walls which surrounded his capital, he played upon his lyre, and by its divine power, the stones came and ranged themselves in order. Heathen Mythology From the days of the Reformation no noteworthy advance had been made in Swedish hymnody until Swedberg began to tune his lyre. The Story of Our Hymns Byzantium, moreover, had evidently derived from its parent city, but in an exaggerated form, the tradition of the foundation of the city by Apollo, and that this god placed his lyre upon a tower. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Smiting loud lyres of Night, sonorous as fire, Leap fluttering fingers of vanquishing flash and of flake Fain at each firmament-universe-instrument star-strung. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems When Smith died, he says, Lord Surrey broke his lyre. A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation After his death, he is reported by some to have received divine honours, the muses rendering the rites of sepulture to his remains, and his lyre becoming one of the constellations. Heathen Mythology While Addison was still writing his essays and verses for the “Spectator,” Isaac Watts, peer of all English hymnists, was already tuning his lyre of many strings. The Story of Our Hymns The Graces had a flute, a lyre, and a pipe in their hands. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Then all mine eyes and lips and limbs were fire; My tongue delirious throbbed a lawless lyre, That harped loud words of laud for loveliness, Inspired of such, but these I can not guess. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems O, Thou enthroned where perfect day, In brightest beams of glory, play Around thy radiant throne; Where angels strike celestial lyres, And seraphs glow with sacred fires, Address’d to thee alone. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact While on earth, he loved the nymph Daphne, and Mercury who had invented the lyre, gave it to him that he might the more effectually give vent to his passion. Heathen Mythology Our tongues are the strings of the lyre, with a different tone, indeed, but with a more accordant piety.” The Story of Our Hymns This is said to have been built by Alcathous the son of Pelops, while Apollo stood by and played upon his lyre. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 On the stage reigned the "fate tragedies" upon whose lyre the strings were wont to break even in the first scene, and whose ghosts slipped silently over all the German boards. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 When seraphs glow with sacred fires, When angels tune celestial lyres, To hymn thy praise alone! Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact This lyre, was formed of the shell of a tortoise, and composed of seven cords, while to its harmonious tones were raised the walls of Troy. Heathen Mythology “A Christian maiden,” says Jerome, “ought not even to know what a lyre or a flute is, or what it is used for.” The Story of Our Hymns Zeus adorned the new-born god with a golden fillet and lyre, and sent him, in a chariot drawn by swans, to Delphi, in order to introduce justice and law amongst the Greeks. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 I can't place that silver foot—the bow, the lyre, yes; but the foot? Life on the Stage When ill-fated Orpheus tuned to woe His potent lyre, and sought the realms below; Charmed into life unreal forms respired, And list'ning shades the dulcet note admired. Heathen Mythology David formerly sang in psalms, also we sing today with him; he had a lyre with lifeless strings, the Church has a lyre with living strings. The Story of Our Hymns The choruses of virgins and sweet melody of the lyre or pipe resound on every side; and, twining their hair with the glittering laurel, they feast joyfully. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 "The one, sundering from itself, coalesces with itself, like the harmony of the bow and the lyre." A Critical History of Greek Philosophy “This college work is like a great hand laid on all the strings of my lyre, stopping their vibrations.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "The babe was born at the first peep of day, He began playing on the lyre at noon, And the same evening did he steal away Apollo's herds." Heathen Mythology The bard is represented as sitting with his lyre in his hands while at his feet is a youth in the position of a rapt listener and learner. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Thy fingers wake my youthful lyre, And teach its softer strains to flow; Thy spirit checks each vain desire, And gilds the lowering brow of woe. Lives of Celebrated Women Other coins show the god with the mouse at his foot, or show us the lyre of Apollo supported by mice. Custom and Myth New Edition She felt like some sentient lyre, on which a giant without sense of music strums with a mighty plectrum. Shadows of Flames A Novel With the lyre, and the wreath, and the joyous lay, Come forth to the sunshine, I may not stay. Heathen Mythology He seems to have been nearly thirty ere he began to tune that lyre which was afterwards to thrill with vibrations of song so powerful and melodious. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes I know that here thy harp is mute, And quenched the bright, poetic fire; Yet still I bend my ear, to catch The hymnings of thy seraph lyre. Lives of Celebrated Women The form and structure of the tail resemble an ancient Grecian lyre, hence its name. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 It was movingly wonderful—though awful in a way—to feel this tonic answering of slack chords to the full, resonant notes struck from the blazing lyre of youth.... Shadows of Flames A Novel And the world was filled with spheric fire From the palpitant chords of many a lyre, As out of the East the Moonmen came Smiting their harps of silver and flame. Shapes and Shadows To the poet, bending thoughtful over his lyre, The crowd also said:—Dreamer, of what use art thou? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 And do the tuneful nine then touch the lyre, To fill each bosom with poetic fire? Lives of Celebrated Women They greeted the first notes of this new lyre with enthusiasm. An Outline of Russian Literature Suckling, whose numbers could invite Alike to wonder and delight, And with new spirit did inspire The Thespian scene, and Delphic lyre, Is thus express’d in either part,5 Above the humble reach of Art. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. Because you never see him without a lyre. The Handbook of Conundrums Thus shall the chief of bards expire, The master of the British lyre; And shall thy hapless reliques rot, Unwept, unhallowed, and forgot? Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Vanity, pride, avarice—these, and the other external vices, are the strings of his unmusical lyre. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 It was accompanied on some occasions by flutes, on others by the lyre, but we do not know enough to conjecture the reasons of the choice of instrument. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Ramsay, unlike many of his brethren of the lyre, was of an eminently practical temperament. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series A cherry sapling brought home by a veteran told us of the far-distant conquests of a Consul, and odes sung to the lyre related the victories of Rome, mistress of the world. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels There oft at midnight’s silent hour, Near yon ivy-mantled tower, By the glow-worm’s twinkling fire, Tuning his romantic lyre, Gray’s pale spectre seems to sing, “Ruin seize thee, ruthless King.” Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards If Gray and Collins now and then struck the lyre, they stood apart from the prevailing prosaic and common-place tone of the times. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 "Touch not the lyre of Apollo to call forth a tone, unless you are willing to put your hand under the most rigorous discipline in the school of the musicians." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 A few steps farther on is Alfieri's monument, which is adorned with laurel, the lyre, and dramatic masks; Italy weeps over his grave. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series It represents Lyric Poetry in an encompassing forest, striking a lyre and surrounded by Pathos, Beauty, Truth, Devotion, and playful Mirth. Dorothy's Tour Alas, on Tago's hapless shores alone The Muse is slighted, and her charms unknown; For this, no Virgil here attunes the lyre, No Homer here awakes the hero's fire. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem From him, through problematic hands, it drifted to Hesiod, as already his lyre had drifted to Lesbos. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern He is a theologian and--" "A player on the lyre, too, apparently! The Scarlet Banner Now, Flora, deck thyself in fairest guise: If that ye winds would hear A voice surpassing far Amphion's lyre, Your furious chiding stay; Let Zephyr only breathe, And with her tresses play. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes He tells how, to please him more, she studied polite literature, learned his books by heart, set his verses to music, and accompanied them on her lyre. Roman Women Nor Ceylon's isle, brave Soarez, shall withhold Its incense, precious as the burnish'd gold, What time o'er proud Columbo's loftiest spire Thy flag shall blaze: Nor shall th' immortal lyre Forget thy praise, Sequeyra! The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The golden lyre of yore was worse than dumb; it emitted false and weak sounds, the strings had become relaxed, the golden tongue alone remained. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections There are the gust, the squall, the storm, the gale, the tempest, the whirlwind, the waterspout—the seven chords of the lyre of the winds, the seven notes of the firmament. Toilers of the Sea L. 27 Amphion's lyre: He was said to have built the walls of Thebes to the sound of his music. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes Rise and seize his toppling lyre, And sing Freedom, Home, and Love, And the rights thereof! The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches As the verses of the Greek women were to be sung to the accompaniment of the lyre, the daughters of the Muses were as celebrated in music as they were in poetry. Greek Women He also learned, when already an old man, to play the lyre, saying there was no absurdity in learning what one did not know. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 I cannot tinkle on the lyre, or read verses. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire, In lightnings, own'd his secret stings; In one rude clash he struck the lyre And swept with hurried hand the strings. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes To whom wilt thou thy fire impart, Thy lyre, thy voice, and tuneful art, Whom raise sublime on thy ethereal wing, And consecrate with dews of thy Castalian spring? English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History She loves her lyre, the song and the dance, garlands, purple robes, and all that attended the worship of Aphrodite and the Muses. Greek Women Timotheus, placed on high Amid the tuneful quire, With flying fingers touched the lyre: The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 All at once lyres and citharas sounded from the side room, and there entered a procession of eight youths in shining silken garments of a gold-green colour. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 A Pindaric Ode Awake, Aeolian lyre, awake, And give to rapture all thy trembling strings. 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