The last stanzas of this poem are a meditation on death, with the speaker stating that "the soul, doubtless, is immortal – where a soul can be discerned" and exclaiming "Dust and ashes!"
The last stanzas of this poem are a meditation on death, with the speaker stating that "the soul, doubtless, is immortal – where a soul can be discerned" and exclaiming "Dust and ashes!" shortly before complaining, "I feel chilly and grown old." Earlier, the speaker of this poem envisions "Shylock's bridge" and "Saint Mark's … where the Doges used to wed the sea with rings," even though he was "never out of England." This poem's seventh stanza describes "those lesser thirds so plaintive, sixths diminished, sigh on sigh." For 10 points, name this Robert Browning poem in which a pianist is transported to eighteenth-century Venice while playing the titular musical composition.
The last stanzas of this poem are a meditation on death, with the speaker stating that "the soul, doubtless, is immortal – where a soul can be discerned" and exclaiming "Dust and ashes!"
“A {Toccata} of {Galuppi's}”