For a short time the notes of the lyre sounded in vain.

In fact, the lyre would be invented later, but that's another story.

I saw her pull on Paris's hand and point to a lyre.

Then he touched the chords of his lyre and chanted these words:

SOCRATES: Again; you sometimes accompany the lyre with the song and dance?

You should have seen him swimming with my lyre in his hand.

The Greek god of healing, Apollo, was often portrayed with a lyre.

In the ladies' bower above many a minne-singer has struck his lyre.

Orpheus, tranquil and inspired, touched the quiet lyre surrounded by the Muses.

Orpheus struck the chords of his lyre, and called forth ravishing sounds.

No notes from the lyre could make themselves heard amid such confusion.

He now raised his lyre, and swept his hand over the chords.

His lyre, always nearby when they were ashore, was not in evidence.

I am going to prove it, so let a lyre be brought.

Apollo followed, who presented his lyre to the Sieur Lebrun, and said-

The lyre gives out true, full notes, which there is no mistaking.