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PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS PACCIUS. PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS POSSEUS
em to their former constitution. And therefore it was that Homer reports that the ancients made use of music at their solemn festi- vals. 44. But for all this, my most honored friends, methinks you have forgot the chiefest thing of all, and that which renders music most majestic. For Pythagoras, Archytas, Plato, and many others of the ancient philosophers, were of opinion, that there could be no motion of the Avorld or rolling of the spheres without the assistance of music, since the Supreme Deity created all things harmoniously. But • Odyss. I. 152. CONCERNING MUSIC. 135 it would be unseasonable now to enter upon such a dis- course, especially at this time, when it would be absurd for Music to transgress her highest and most musical office, which is to give the laws and limits of time and measure to all things. Therefore after he had sung a paean, and offered to Saturn and his oifs])ring, with all the other Gods and the Muses, he dismissed the company. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND.  SECTION TWELVE OF THE MORALS VOLUME ONE THIS IS THE LIBRARY BOX RECORDING ALL LIBRY VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERY VOX DOT ORG THE MORALS VOLUME ONE BY PLUTARCH TRANSLATED BY SEVERAL HANDS CORRECTED AND REVISED BY WILLIAM W GOODWIN SECTION TWELVE OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND PART ONE
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