Music, Influence of
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Essays on poetry and music, as they affect the mind; on laughter, and ludicrous composition; on the usefulness of classical learning. By James Beattie, LL. D. Professor Of Moral Philosophy And Logic In The Marischal College And University Of Aberdeen.
James BeattieDate: M.DCC.LXXIX. [1779]- Pictures
Orpheus attempting to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. Etching after A. van Diepenbeeck.
Abraham van DiepenbeeckDate: [between 1655 and 1733?]Reference: 2917582i- E-books
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Essays . On poetry and music, as they affect the Mind. On laughter, and Ludicrous Composition. On the utility of classical learning. By James Beattie, LL. D. Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen.
James BeattieDate: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- E-books
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The natural efficacy of music to prepare the mind for good impressions . A sermon Preach'd in the Cathedral-Church of Gloucester, at the Anniversary Meeting of the Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford, September 2. 1730. By John Harper, M. A. Vicar of Beckford. Publish'd at the Request of the Society.
Harper, John, 1683-1754.Date: [1730]
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King David is playing the harp as a boy holds open a book of music for him to follow and a woman sits at a writing desk in the background. Engraving by A. van Buysen, ca. 1728.
Andries van BuysenDate: [1728?]Reference: 33901i


