Music
William Lisle Bowles
1762 to 1850
Track 1
Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Griefs which the patient spirit oft may feel,
And nought but sorrow's softest touch remains;
For when thou leadest all thy soothing strains
Till memory her fairest tints shall bring;
That, when the transitory charm is o'er,
O Harmony! thou tenderest nurse of pain,
With smiles to think on some delightful dream,
That waved o'er the charmed sense its gladsome wing!
Just wakes a tear, and then is felt no more.
Oh! let me listen to thy songs again;
More smooth along, the silent passions meet
Hope wake with brighter eye, and listening seem
If that thy note's sweet magic e'er can heal
In one suspended transport, sad and sweet;