“Come! let the burial rite be read — the funeral song be sung!”
An anthem for the queenliest dead that ever died so young —
A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young.
"Lenore", st. 1 (1831).
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American author, poet, editor and literary critic 1809–1849Related quotes
“Funeral March for the Last Rites of a Deaf Man.”
Marche Funèbre composée pour les Funérailles d'un grand homme sourd.
A piece consisting of 24 empty bars. See the score in this essay by Larry J Solomon on John Cage http://solomonsmusic.net/4min33se.htm.
“Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping. Why? I fly, living, through the mouths of men.”
Nemo me lacrumis decoret neque funera fletu
faxit. Cur? volito vivos per ora virum.
As quoted by Cicero in Tusculanae Disputationes, Book I, chapter XV, section 34
Song lyrics, Aerial (2005), A Sky of Honey (Disc 2)
“Oh you who read some song I have sung
What know you of the soul from whence it sprung”
from The Poets Song in Poems of Passion 1883 edition
“The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.”
The Sword Sung
1790s, Poems from Blake's Notebook (c. 1791-1792)
“A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung.”
Statement to the court prior to his sentencing for contempt of Congress (1961); also quoted on NPR: Weekend Edition (2 July 2005)
Context: A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
“You have sung this song as if it had been hit by a bus.”
Zaśpiewałaś tą piosenkę, jakby uderzył w nią autobus.
To Idol contestants