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William Collins on Music

1721–1759 England

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When Music, heavenly maid, was young,
While yet in early Greece she sung.

The Passions, an Ode for Music (1747)

In notes by distance made more sweet.

O Music! sphere-descended maid,
Friend of Pleasure, Wisdom's aid!

The Passions, an Ode for Music (1747)

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