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Song: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

They sang of love and not of fame; Forgot was Britain's glory; Each heart recalled a different name, But all sang "Annie Laurie."— BAYARD TAYLOR — A Song of the Camp.

That music in itself, whose sounds are song, The poetry of speech.— BYRON — Childe Harold. Canto IV. St. 58.

Unlike my subject now *** shall be my song, It shall be witty and it sha'n't be long!— EARL OF CHESTERFIELD — Preface to Letters. Vol. I.

And heaven had wanted one immortal song.— DRYDEN — Absalom and Achitophel. Pt. I. L. 197.

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords Is when the soul unto the lines accords.— HERBERT — The Church. A True Hymn.

He play'd an ancient ditty long since mute, 66 In Provence call'd, La belle dame sans mercy."— KEATS — The Eve of St. Agnes. St. 33.

Listen to that song, and learn it! Half my kingdom would I give, As I live, If by such songs you would earn it!— LONGFELLOW — Tales of a Wayside Inn. Pt. I. The Musician's Tale.

The Saga of King Olaf. Pt. V. Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like the benediction That follows after prayer.— LONGFELLOW — The Day is Done. St. 9.

The song on its mighty pinions Took every living soul, and lifted it gently to heaven.— LONGFELLOW — The Children of the Lord's Supper. L. 44.

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?— PRIOR — A Better Answer.

Builders, raise the ceiling high, Raise the dome into the sky, Hear the wedding song! For the happy groom is near, Tall as Mars, and statelier, Hear the wedding song!— SAPPHO — Fragments. J. S. Easby

Smith's trans. Song forbids victorious deeds to die.— SCHILLER — The Artists.