| Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867. | | | | II. Melody and Harmony | | By William Green |
| | | MUSIC, high maid, at first, essaying, drew | |
| Rude sketches for the ear; till, with skilled hand | |
| She traced the flowing outline, simply grand | |
| In varied groups to grace and nature true; | |
| And this was MELODY. Her knowledge grew, | 5 |
| And, more to finish, as her powers expand, | |
| Those beauteous draughts, a noble scheme she planned, | |
| And o’er the whole a glow of coloring threw,— | |
| Evening’s rich painting on a pencilled sky,— | |
| Tints that with sweet accord bewitch the sense; | 10 |
| ’T was HARMONY. The common crowd that press | |
| Around prefer the charms these hues dispense, | |
| As they chance-mingled on the palette lie, | |
| To her white forms of undecked loveliness. | | | | |
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