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1. T musician, in a more especial manner, is in­ debted to the sense of bearing r the in uence which he can exert over our nature. That dexterous ar­ rangement and correspondence of sounds, which are capable, without being in any way addressed to our understanding, of exciting so many lively emotions within our minds, are entirely the o spring of this sense. If it served no other and no higher purpose than this alone, of rnishing mankind with so sweet
a solace amid the toils and trials of the world, they , would surely nd ample cause r gratitude in the endowment. How many an aching heart has und relief-how many a weary mind has been enlivened
-how many a rugged nature has been so ened­ how many a cruel purpose has been diverted and disarmed, by the mediation of this enchanting art! On the eld of war, when all things around are over­ cast with a hue of death and ruin, and when even reason, duty, and the love of country itself, are in­ su cient to prevent the spirits om sinking at the sight of the terrible pomp of destruction that stalks around, the sound of the and drum is able to con-
rm the staggering soul, to arouse the drooping en-
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DEx1TERous, a., s}dl l. See "Dexterity," p. 184.
EM01TIONs, n., mental feelings, or workings of the mind. F. emotions,
om (L.) emovere,-e, and overe, to move.
SoL'AcE, n., com rt, recreation. L. solatium, om solor, I com rt. MEL10DY, ., a succession of sweet sounds. F. melodie; I. S. L. and
G. melodia, om (G.) meli, honey, and ode, song or tune.
TEM1Pl,E, n., a place consecrated or appropriated to purposes of re­ ligion. F. te le, om temenos, G., a place set apart, om temnein,
to cut o
h'noLENCE, n., laziness; state of being ee om pain or concern about one's business. F. indolence, om (L.) indolens,-in, not, and dolens, p. pt. of dolere, to be in pain.
Ecao (ek'-ko), n, a rebounding sound; the sound returned. F. I. L. and G. echo, om echein, G., to sound.
SER1AP M, n., one of the orders or choirs of the heavenly spirits, so called because in amed with divine love. Heb. seraphim, om seraph, to burn.
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