Musique is the thing of the world that I love most.

Samuel Pepys

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Music

Author

Samuel Pepys

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1666 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Pepys, Samuel. Diary entry. 30 July 1666.

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Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
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Topic
Eve Original sin Fallen world

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John Milton
Source
Paradise Lost
Medium
Poem
Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 8, I. 780.

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One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.

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Music as balm Power of music Music
Speaker
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Medium
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Time
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