Word: straining
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...have heard in some great symphony the many-voiced orchestra breaking forth with-full exultant strength to carry in the noblest harmony the lofty song; and anon. while the multitudinous air was still pulsing with rich vibrations, you have heard a rare, sweet strain floating from a single instrument, and, voicing itself among the lessening chords, like the notes of an AEolian harp above the diapason of the sea-waves, filling the air with tremulous beauty, and breathing into the soul of the listener the tearful happiness of perfect pleasure...
...strain at the clubs and to pull at the weights...
...perfect strain is like the silver moon...
Trill the clear strain on every tree...
...youth is dreaming of some ancient strain...