The Washingtonian Minstrel

Author : George Washington Clark
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781725196421
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book The Liberty Minstrel written by George Washington Clark and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Liberty Minstrel by George Washington Clark 'There's music in the sighing of a reed, There's music in the gushing of a rill;There's music in all things, if man had ears;The earth is but an echo of the spheres.' And who is not moved by music? "Who ever despises music," says Martin Luther, "I am displeased with him." 'There is a charm-a power that sways the breast, Bids every passion revel, or be still;Inspires with rage, or all our cares dissolves;Can soothe destruction, and almost soothes despair.' That music is capable of accomplishing vast good, and that it is a source of the most elevated and refined enjoyment when rightly cultivated and practiced, no one who understands its power or has observed its effects, will for a moment deny. 'Thou, O music! canst assuage the pain and heal the woundThat hath defied the skill of sager comforters;Thou dost restrain each wild emotion, Thou dost the rage of fiercest passions chill, Or lightest up the flames of holy fire, As through the soul thy strains harmonious thrill.' Who does not desire to see the day when music in this country, cultivated and practised by all-music of a chaste, refined and elevated style, shall go forth with its angel voice, like a spirit of love upon the wind, exerting upon all classes of society a rich and healthful moral influence. When its wonderful power shall be made to subserve every righteous cause-to aid every humane effort for the promotion of man's social, civil and religious well-being. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.