Sonnets From the Silence (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Sonnets From the Silence<br><br>Proem<br><br>Silence hath songs in every language known,<br>On every wind her silvery summons blow, <br>Her singing kin, the cloud, the sod, the snow -<br>Stars that are constant, mountains ancient grown; <br>It is not given vibrant strings alone <br>To voice the score of all soul-haunting songs, <br>Nor to far-echoing, sonorous flutes belongs <br>The diapason of Life's undertone.<br><br>Art hath upbuilt her Temple stair on stair, <br>Whose towers touch the very heights of heaven, <br>They gleam as Pleiades the splendid seven, <br>And resonant Beauty is high mistress there; <br>Yet Silence stands, with brooding, soundless part <br>And breathes the music of the human heart.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.