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abruptly
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
Abt
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From this reading _Abt Vogler_, R. BROWNING.
affirms
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
All
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
attention
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
bard
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
beauty
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
bed
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
BROWNING
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From this reading _Abt Vogler_, R. BROWNING.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
conception
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
dreamed
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
earth
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
Enough
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
eternity
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
exist
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
flown
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
forth
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
God
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
gone
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
ground
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
hard
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
heard
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
heroic
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
high
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
hoped
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
hour
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
hours
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
later
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
leave
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
lose
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
lover
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
matters
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
melodist
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
Minks
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
music
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
needed
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
once
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
other
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
passion
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
power
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
proved
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
R
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From this reading _Abt Vogler_, R. BROWNING.
realised
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
Rogers
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
roof
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
room
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
Scheme
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
semblance
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
sent
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
sky
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
Some
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
survives
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
too
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
undressed
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From this reading Some hours later, as Rogers undressed for bed in his room beneath the roof, he realised abruptly that the time had come for him to leave.
up
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From this reading The high that proved too high, the heroic for earth too hard, The passion that left the ground to lose itself in the sky, Are music sent up to God by the lover and the bard; Enough that he heard it once: we shall hear it by and by.
Vogler
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From this reading _Abt Vogler_, R. BROWNING.
voice
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
weeks
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From this reading The weeks had flown; Minks and the Scheme required him; other matters needed attention too.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
willed
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From this reading All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist; Not its semblance, but itself; no beauty, nor good, nor power Whose voice has gone forth, but each survives for the melodist When eternity affirms the conception of an hour.
