ODE
to
an
AEOLUS's
This
instrument
appears
to
have
been
invented
by
KIR
CHER
:
who
has
given
a
very
accurate
description
of
it
in
his
MUSURGIA
.
After
having
been
neglected
above
an
hundred
years
,
it
was
again
accidentally
discovered
by
Mr.
OSWALD
.
See
Vol.
III
.
p.
4.
of
this
Miscellany
.
Harp
.
Sent
to
Miss
SHEPHEARD
.
By
the
Same
.
YES
,
magic
lyre
!
now
all
compleat
Thy
slender
frame
responsive
rings
,
While
kindred
notes
with
undulation
sweet
Accordant
wake
from
all
thy
vocal
strings
.
Go
then
to
her
,
whose
soft
request
Bade
my
blest
hands
thy
form
prepare
;
Ah
go
,
and
sweetly
sooth
her
tender
breast
With
many
a
warble
wild
,
and
artless
air
.
For
know
,
full
oft
,
while
o'er
the
mead
Bright
June
extends
her
fragrant
reign
.
The
Fair
shall
place
thee
near
her
slumb'ring
head
To
court
the
gales
that
cool
the
sultry
plain
;
Then
shall
the
Sylphs
,
and
Sylphids
bright
,
Mild
Genii
all
,
to
whose
high
care
Her
virgin
charms
are
giv'n
,
in
circling
flight
Skim
sportive
round
thee
in
the
fields
of
air
.
Some
,
flutt'ring
'mid
thy
trembling
strings
,
Shall
catch
the
rich
melodious
spoil
,
And
lightly
brush
thee
with
their
purple
wings
To
aid
the
zephyrs
in
their
tuneful
toil
;
While
others
check
each
ruder
gale
,
Expel
rough
Boreas
from
the
sky
,
Nor
let
a
breeze
its
heaving
breath
exhale
,
Save
such
as
softly
pant
,
and
panting
die
.
Then
,
as
thy
swelling
accents
rise
,
Fair
Fancy
waking
at
the
sound
,
Shall
paint
bright
visions
on
her
raptur'd
eyes
,
And
waft
her
spirits
to
enchanted
ground
,
To
myrtle
groves
,
Elysian
greens
,
'Mid
which
some
fav'rite
youth
shall
rove
,
Shall
meet
,
shall
lead
her
thro'
the
glitt'ring
scenes
,
And
all
be
music
,
extacy
,
and
love
.