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

William Congreve

Hymn to Harmony

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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

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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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The end must justify the means.

Matthew Prior

Hans Carvel

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Topic
Moral theory Justifications and rationales

Author

Matthew Prior
Source
Hans Carvel
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
English
Time
1700 1700s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Prior, Matthew. Hans Carvel. c. 1700.

Another quote about Music

If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

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Topic
Music Excess Love
Speaker
Duke Orsino

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Twelfth Night
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile Opening lines
Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.