@MarcelDwayne Those weren't lyrics -- it's a quote (somewhat mangled) from an 1858 book "Bliss of Marriage: or, How to get a rich wife". Here's the quote from page 77 with a little context:
@MarcelDwayne Those weren't lyrics -- it's a quote (somewhat mangled) from an 1858 book "Bliss of Marriage: or, How to get a rich wife". Here's the quote from page 77 with a little context:
"The still quietude of home throws around the pleasing meditations of youth a delighful charm, and prepares the mind to receive the sweet impress of love and friendship. In the sanctuary of private retiracy where no bustling crowd intrudes, where rivalship meets no incentive to impel its reckless course, and where all is lulled to peace and quiet, is of all places the most appropriate to...
"The still quietude of home throws around the pleasing meditations of youth a delighful charm, and prepares the mind to receive the sweet impress of love and friendship. In the sanctuary of private retiracy where no bustling crowd intrudes, where rivalship meets no incentive to impel its reckless course, and where all is lulled to peace and quiet, is of all places the most appropriate to eliminate the sparkling fires of love and receive in turn the electro-darts of sweet devotion."
I don't know how many of the mismatches are due to the person who transcribed it to the textbook, vs. Casey, vs. the person who transcribed it here. :-)
a minimal electronic ballad written around lyrics Casey found handwritten inside the cover of a 1895 physics textbook.
spooky that these words are so ancient, its sorta a tribute to some random individual who has been dead for 100 years. amazin idea
@MarcelDwayne Those weren't lyrics -- it's a quote (somewhat mangled) from an 1858 book "Bliss of Marriage: or, How to get a rich wife". Here's the quote from page 77 with a little context:
@MarcelDwayne Those weren't lyrics -- it's a quote (somewhat mangled) from an 1858 book "Bliss of Marriage: or, How to get a rich wife". Here's the quote from page 77 with a little context:
"The still quietude of home throws around the pleasing meditations of youth a delighful charm, and prepares the mind to receive the sweet impress of love and friendship. In the sanctuary of private retiracy where no bustling crowd intrudes, where rivalship meets no incentive to impel its reckless course, and where all is lulled to peace and quiet, is of all places the most appropriate to...
"The still quietude of home throws around the pleasing meditations of youth a delighful charm, and prepares the mind to receive the sweet impress of love and friendship. In the sanctuary of private retiracy where no bustling crowd intrudes, where rivalship meets no incentive to impel its reckless course, and where all is lulled to peace and quiet, is of all places the most appropriate to eliminate the sparkling fires of love and receive in turn the electro-darts of sweet devotion."
I don't know how many of the mismatches are due to the person who transcribed it to the textbook, vs. Casey, vs. the person who transcribed it here. :-)