...loss of blood. XHI. TO MR. H. LAWES ON THE PUBLISHING HIS AIRS. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...ears, committing short and long ; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for envy to look wan ; 6 To after age thou shalt be...

...loss of blood. XIIL TO MR. H. LAWES ON THE PUBLISHING HIS AIRS. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...ears, committing short and long ; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for envy to look wan ; 6 ' To after age thou shalt...

...the request of his friend, Henry Lawes, whom he celebrates in one of his sonnets as the " first who taught our English music how to span words with just note and accent, and who with smooth air could humour best our tongue." Lawes was teacher of music in the family of...

...Milton seems to allude in a sonnet to Lawes, the musician — " Harry, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words...scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long." The poet of all youthful poets had a narrow escape from " dark forgetfulness" when from the uncouth...

...Milton seems to allude in a sonnet to Lawes, the musician — " Harry, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words...scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long." The poet of all youthful poets had a narrow escape from " dark forgetfulness " when from the uncouth...

...Milton seems to allude in a sonnet to Lawes, the musician — " Harry, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words...just note and accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, commuting short and long." The poet of all youthful poets had a narrow escape from " dark forgetfulness"...

...Milton seems to allude in a sonnet to Lawes, the musician — " Harry, whose tuneful and well-measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long," Sic. Now we cannot agree in the opinion that Milton's lines contain any allusion to these hexameters...

...Milton seems to allude in a sonnet to Lawes, the musician — M Harry, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words with just note aud accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long." The poet of all youthful poets...

...Milton, addressed " To my friend Mr. Henry Lawes," and beginning, Harry, whose tuneful and well-measur'd Song First taught our English Music how to span Words with just note and accent, See. This Sonnet, which was afterwards incorporated with, and will be found in every edition of Milton's...

...Milton, addressed "To my friend Mr. Henry Lawes," and beginning, Harry, whose tuneful and well-measur'd Song First taught our English Music how to span Words with just note and accent, &c. This Sonnet, which was afterwards incorporated with, and will be found in every edition of Milton's...