There is in souls a sympathy with sounds And as the mind is pitch'd, the ear is pleased With melting airs or martial, brisk, or grave Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch'd within us, and the heart replies. (William Cowper)

There is in souls a sympathy with sounds And as the mind is pitch'd, the ear is pleased With melting airs or martial, brisk, or grave Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch'd within us, and the heart replies.

William Cowper

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