On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
Were it not for music, we might in these days say, the beautiful is dead.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In his biography of Lord George Bentinck, he expresses the unique role of music in preserving beauty in the modern age.
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