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... proportions low and high . " The importance of " proportion " in the universe is shown in the lines At a Solemn Music , when disproportioned Sin Jarred against Nature's chime , and with harsh din Broke the fair music that all creatures ...
... proportions low and high . " The importance of " proportion " in the universe is shown in the lines At a Solemn Music , when disproportioned Sin Jarred against Nature's chime , and with harsh din Broke the fair music that all creatures ...
Page 138
... proportion . He explains that the term proportion " is really a misnomer , for it represents the ratio et habitudo of numbers , for which there is no accurate translation in English . He then describes arithmetical and geometrical ...
... proportion . He explains that the term proportion " is really a misnomer , for it represents the ratio et habitudo of numbers , for which there is no accurate translation in English . He then describes arithmetical and geometrical ...
Page 174
... proportions : P. W. 1. 232. See proportion ( 1 ) . Whisper , 1. v . a . tr . Utter soft , musical sounds : P. L. 8. 516 ; H. 66 . b . intr . P. L. 4. 158 ; 326 ; P. R. 2. 26 . 2. n . Soft , musical sound : L'A . 136 . Whispering , v ...
... proportions : P. W. 1. 232. See proportion ( 1 ) . Whisper , 1. v . a . tr . Utter soft , musical sounds : P. L. 8. 516 ; H. 66 . b . intr . P. L. 4. 158 ; 326 ; P. R. 2. 26 . 2. n . Soft , musical sound : L'A . 136 . Whispering , v ...
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English Music in the Seventeenth Century | 1 |
The Life of Milton as a Musician | 12 |
Milton and the Art of Music 28 | 57 |
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