...grapple, and to close. And this perhaps will be enough, wherein to prove and heat their single strength. The interim of unsweating themselves regularly, and...in recreating and composing their travailed spirits • See Plato, De Legibus, L i. Opera, t. vii. p. 181. sqq. edit. Bekk. Aristotle notices the same...

...musicians of his age, and most accomplished on every instrument. of young gentlemen, that he says, "The rest before meat may, both with profit and delight, be taken up in recreating and composing their travail'd spirits, with the solemn and divine harmonies of music heard or learned ; either while the...

...of children. Milton gave a high place to music. " The intervals o;' severe labour," he said, "might, both with profit and delight, be taken up in recreating and composing their troubled spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies * Little Kit was afterwards a barrister and judge,...

...and heat their fingle ftrength. The interim of unfweating themfelves regularly, and convenient reft before meat may both with profit and delight be taken up in recreating and compofing their travail'd fpirits with the folemn and divine harmonies of Mufick heard or learnt ;...

...waste that is made of good ; for this was one of Hercules' praises." Then of music — " The interim may, both with profit and delight, be taken up in...composing their travailed spirits with the solemn and di\me harmonies of music heard or learned ; either whilst the skillful organist plies his grave and...

...in his Letter to Mr. Hartlib, that the pupils in his imaginary college should ' recreate and compose their travailed ' spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music ' heard or learnt, either while the skilful organist plies ' his grave and fancied descant in lofty fugues, or...

...in his Letter to Mr. Hartlib, that the pupils in his imaginary college should ' recreate and compose their travailed ' spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music ' heard or learnt, either while the skilful organist plies ' his grave and fancied descant in lofty fugues, or...

...and Attic tragedies, of stateliest and most regal argument," and of " recreating and composing the travailed spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music heard or learned." Locke speaks of gardening and carpentering as diversions not unsuited for a gentleman. In gardening...

...and to close.5 ' And this perhaps will be enough wherein to prove and heat their single strength,. The interim of unsweating themselves regularly, and...travailed spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music59 heard or learned, either whilst the skillful organist plies his grave and fancied descant in...

...drive away sorrow and care with singing." " The interim of convenient rest before meat," says Milton, " may, both with profit and delight, be taken up in recreating and composing the travailed spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music, heard or learned ; either whilst...