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"[177:1] Orpheus with his lyre was able to charm wild beasts, and even to control the forces of Nature; and because of its wonderful therapeutic effects, which were well known to the Greeks, they associated Music with Medicine as an attribute of Apollo.— Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery
What is the mansion of the fleeting breath 364-18] In this instance provoke means what it originally meant in the Latin language; namely, call forth 364-19] The line means, "Some heart once filled with the heavenly inspiration 364-20] A poet or musician is said to sing, and the lyre is the instrument with which the ancients accompanied their songs.— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
He describes a statue raised in his gardens to NATURE; in his hall an Apollo presided with his lyre, and the Muses with their attributes; his library was guarded by Mercury, and an apartment devoted to the three Graces was embellished by Doric columns, and paintings of the most pleasing kind.— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
To this 'mystic or secondary impression' he attributes 'the vast force of an accompaniment in music.... With each note of the lyre is heard a ghostly, and not always a distinct, but an august soul-exalting echo_.'— Figures of Several Centuries
Of course, you know the gentleman opposite with the lyre--my brother, Apollo, the poet Is he?— Boycotted And Other Stories

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