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“Some wise being organized my system, and gave me my capacity, put into my heart and brain something that delights, charms, and fills me with rapture at the sound of sweet music.”

Heart Sound Brain Music Wise Sweet My Heart Capacity Delight Organized Charm Rapture Heart And Brain Sweet Music

Book:Journal of Discourses

Source: Journal of Discourses

“Music the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm. Music can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please; Our joys below it can improve, And antedate the bliss above.”

Pain Joy Grief Music Fate Please Despair Madness Rage Ease Bliss Charm

Book:The poetical works of Alexander Pope. Ed. by H.F. Cary, with a biogr. notice of the author

Source: The poetical works of Alexander Pope. Ed. by H.F. Cary, with a biogr. notice of the author

“We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimedgreat when we really mean he is outstanding.”

Mean Art Important Use Values Actors Loses Acting Music Musician Instance Charm Outstanding Really Mean Often Is Important Words

Book:The Fabric of Memory

Source: The Fabric of Memory

“Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. I've read that things inanimate have moved, and, as with living souls, have been inform'd, by magic numbers and persuasive sound.”

Has Beens Soul Sound Numbers Music Magic Rocks Moved Charm Breasts Savages Oaks Persuasive

Book:Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by Leigh Hunt. - London, Moxon 1840

Source: Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by Leigh Hunt. - London, Moxon 1840

“LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.”

Language Music Treasure Charm Serpent Guarding

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)

“Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.”

Trying Firsts Funny Music Humorous Beast Charm Savages Revolver

Author:Josh Billings

“Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”