Music alone with sudden charms can bind
The wand'ring sense, and calm the troubled mind.

William Congreve

Hymn to Harmony

Read the lyrics to this hymn at umich.edu

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Topic

Power of music Music

Author

William Congreve

Source

Hymn to Harmony

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

English

Time

1703 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Congreve, William. A Hymn to Harmony: Written in Honour of St. Cecilia's day, M DCC I. London: Jacob Tonson, 1703.

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None so blind as those that will not see.

Matthew Henry

Commentaries (Henry)

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Topic
Willful ignorance Ignorance Blindness

Author

Matthew Henry
Source
Commentaries (Henry)
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1706 1700s 18th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Commentary. c. 1706, Jeremiah 20.

Current Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible. Thomas Nelson, 2003, Jeremiah 20.

Another quote about Music

Which is more musical, a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?

John Cage

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Topic
Music

Author

John Cage
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cage, John. "Communication." Composition as a Process lecture series. 1958, Darmstadt, Germany.