2427. Sir Thomas Browne. 1605-1682. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	2427
AUTHOR:	Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
QUOTATION:	There is music in the beauty, and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument; for there is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion; and thus far we may maintain the music of the spheres. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Religio Medici. Part ii. Sect. ix.
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.

Note 1.
Oh, could you view the melody
Of every grace
And music of her face.
Richard Lovelace: Orpheus to Beasts. [back]