MARKS that did limit lands in former times None durst remove; so much the common good Prevailed with all men: 'twas the worst of crimes. The like in Music may be understood, For that the treasure of the soul is next To the rich store-house of divinity: Both comfort souls that are with care perplext And set the spirit both from passions free. The marks that limit Music here are taught, So fixed of old, which none by right can change, Though Use much alteration hath wrought, To Music's fathers that would now seen strange. The best embrace, which herein you may find, And th' author praise for his good work and mind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CURTAIN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 6. SUNSET IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON WITH CHAOS IN EACH KISS by TIMOTHY LIU A MAN CHILD IS BORN (1839) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CHARLOTTE CORDAY (REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL, JULY 17, 1793) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS MODERN PARAPHRASE OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET 29 by GEORGE SANTAYANA |