TheWorksofCharlesandMaryLamb—Volume4TOCLARAN[OVELLO]

toclaran[ovello]

(1834)

thegodshavemadememostunmusical,

withfeelingsthatrespondnottothecall

ofstringedharp,orvoice—obtuseandmute

tohautboy,sackbut,dulcimer,andflute;

kingdavid'slyre,thatmadethemadnessflee

fromsaul,hadbeenbutajew's-harptome:

theorbos,violins,frenchhorns,guitars,

leaveinmywoundedearsinflictedscars;

ihatethosetrills,andshakes,andsoundsthatfloat

uponthecaptiveair;iknownonote,

norevershall,whateverfolksmaysay,

ofthestrangemysteriesofsolandfa;

isitatoratorioslikeafish,

incapableofsound,andonlywish

thethingwasover.yetdoiadmire,

otunefuldaughterofatunefulsire,

thypainfullaboursinascience,which

toyourdesertsipraymaymakeyourich

asmuchasyouareloved,andaddagrace

tothemostmusicalnovellorace.

womenleadmenbythenose,somecynicssay;

youdrawthembytheear—adelicaterway.