Chapter 3 of 17 · 55 words · ~1 min read

III.

No, no! its harmonies should ring, In vaunt of glories all thine own, A discord sometimes from the string Struck forth to make thy harshness known. The fingered chords should speak alone Of Beauty's triumphs, Love's alarms, And one who, made by thy disdain Bale as a lily dipt in twain. Bewails thy fatal charms.