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Excerpt from Latin Hymns With Original Translations: In Four Parts; I. Dies Iræ; II. Stabat Mater (Dolorosa); III. Stabat Mater (Speciosa); IV. Old Gems in New Settings
One great secret of the power and enduring popo larity of this Hymn is, undoubtedly, its genuineness. A vital fincerity breathes throughout. It is a cry de prqfundz''s; and the cry becomes sometimes - so in tense are the terror and solicitude - almoft a fhriek. It is in the higheft degree pathetic The Muse is Mater Lachrymarum, Our Lady of Tears. Every line weeps. Underneath every word and syl lable, a living heart throbs and pulsates. The very rhythm, or that alternate elevation and depre?ion of the voice, which prosodif''ts call the mfis and the t/yefir, one might almofl: fancy were synchronous With the contraction and the dilatation of the heart. It is more than dramatic. The horror and the dread are real: are actual not acted. A human heart is laid bare, quivering with life, and we see and hear its tumultuous throbbings. We sympathize - nay, be fore we are aware, we have changed places. We, too, tremble and quail and cry aloud.
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One great secret of the power and enduring popo larity of this Hymn is, undoubtedly, its genuineness. A vital fincerity breathes throughout. It is a cry de prqfundz''s; and the cry becomes sometimes - so in tense are the terror and solicitude - almoft a fhriek. It is in the higheft degree pathetic The Muse is Mater Lachrymarum, Our Lady of Tears. Every line weeps. Underneath every word and syl lable, a living heart throbs and pulsates. The very rhythm, or that alternate elevation and depre?ion of the voice, which prosodif''ts call the mfis and the t/yefir, one might almofl: fancy were synchronous With the contraction and the dilatation of the heart. It is more than dramatic. The horror and the dread are real: are actual not acted. A human heart is laid bare, quivering with life, and we see and hear its tumultuous throbbings. We sympathize - nay, be fore we are aware, we have changed places. We, too, tremble and quail and cry aloud.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Abraham Coles
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ISBN - 9780265418178
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 277
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