The Effulgence Within: AWAKE, Æolian Lyre, Awake

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

AWAKE, Æolian Lyre, Awake

“A WAKE, Æolian lyre, awake, And give to rapture all thy trembling strings, From Helicon's harmonious springs... “ This is the poet Thomas Gray’s (1716 – 1771) Invocation to the Æolian lyre, that is, the lyre of the ancient Greek poet Pindar who lived between the 6 th and 5 th century B.C. Gray here... Sign in to see full entry.

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