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BPB.739.003
8 Jan 1739:12,22 (221)
Address of a late Chinese nobleman to the emperor. . .
Every day produces new concerts; and music whose original
design was to calm the emotions of the heart, serves now to
kindle up the most shameful passions:. . . for while many of
the officers of your court are upholding in extravagancy
companies of strollers and singers, to gratify their
pleasures, your people are in misery. . . In what regards
music, confine yourself to the taste of the great musician;
let it be grave, solemn and instructive.
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