Henry Purcell quotes
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“As poetry is the harmony of words, so music is that of notes; and as poetry is a rise above prose and oratory, so is music the exaltation of poetry.”
-- Henry PurcellSource : Henry Purcell, Edward Taylor (1843). “King Arthur: an opera in 5 acts, written by John Dryden”, p.15
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“Poetry and painting have arrived to their perfection in our own country; music is yet but in its nonage [immaturity], a forward Child, which gives hope of what it may be hereafter in England, when the masters of it shall find more Encouragement.”
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“I attempt from love's sickness to fly.”
-- Henry PurcellSource : Henry Purcell (1999). “Fifteen Songs and Arias: For Contralto or Baritone with English Text (Vocal Score)”, p.34, Alfred Music
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Source : Henry Purcell, Edward Taylor (1843). “King Arthur: an opera in 5 acts, written by John Dryden”, p.15
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Source : Alexander Berkman (2003). “What is Anarchism?”, p.151, AK Press
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“Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.”
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“Love is a state of being in harmony with oneself.”
Source : Anodea Judith (2012). “Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System”, p.201, Llewellyn Worldwide
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“Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.”
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