The Rival Bells

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Title:     The Rival Bells
Author: Charles Lamb [More Titles by Lamb]

A tuneful challenge rings from either side
Of Thames' fair banks. Thy twice six Bells, Saint Bride
Peal swift and shrill; to which more slow reply
The deep-toned eight of Mary Overy.
Such harmony from the contention flows,
That the divided ear no preference knows;
Betwixt them both disparting Music's State,
While one exceeds in number, one in weight.

[The end]
Charles Lamb's poem: Rival Bells

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