"There is in souls a sympathy with sounds:And as the mind is pitch'd the ear is pleasedWith melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave;Some chord in unison with what we hearIs touch'd within us, and the heart replies."
William Cowper was an English poet and hymn writer widely read in the late 18th century. His works, including The Task and his Olney Hymns collaboration, influenced later English nature and devotional poetry.