The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-06-05

the motion of the heavenly bodies. Quintlian|
partly ascribes the reputation of the Roman
troops TO the impression made by the warlike
sounds of the flies and trumpets upon the le-
gions. Plutarch was of opinion that nothing
was of greater use than music TO excite persons
at all times to virtuous actions and especially to
confront the dangers of war. Dion Chrysostome
informs US that when Timotheus played one day
on the flute, in martial strain, before AleXan-
der the Great, that prince Immediately ran to-
arms. The poets assert, that when Orpheus
touched the Tyre, the most rapid rivers ceased to-
fow the savage beasts of the forests forgot their
wildness, and the mountains moved TO listen to
his song and when he entered the palace of
Pluto, the wheel of Ixion stopped, the stone of
Ssyphus stood still, Tantalus forgot his perpet-
ual thirst, and even the Furies reented-
1.-THE Furies sank upon their iron beds,
And snakes uncur'd hang listening round their
heads. "-PoPE.
the youth of Greece; and Polybius, grave and
serious historian, attributes the extreme differ
ence between the two nations of Arcadia--the
one infinitely beloved and esteemed for the ele-
gance ofther manners, their benevolent inclina-
tons, humanity to strangers, and pety to the
gods--the other, on the contrary, generally re-
preached and hated for their malignity, brutality
and irrelgon,--to the study of musc,-indus-
triously cultivated by the one, and absolutely
neglected by the other. Socrates, at an advan-
ced age, learned to play on musical instruments.
Themistocles was thought deficient in polite ac-
complshments, because at an entertainment, he
could not touch the Tyre like the rest of the COM
pany. Epaminondas was praised for dancing
and playing we'll on the flute and Plato, in his
books of laws, prescribed udcious regulations
with respect to dancing and music DR.. Cham
bers, the writer of the "Bridgewater Treatise, y
beautifully says of music: "its sweetest sounds
are those of kind alfection,-its subllmest sounds
are those expressive of moral heroism, or most
fitted to prompt the aspirations and resolves of
exalted piety." Who has ever read the Psalms
of Israels sweet singer" and did not admire
their lofty religious sentiment, and did not also
feel desire to "serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before his presence with singing. D
A Hebrew writer states that King David could
play on tbirty-six different instruments. Homer
sung his own verses in the streets of Greece, but
it was want of bread that drove him to sucE
Il condition Little did the author of the "Iliad'
think, while eating his crust in an obscure gar
ret, that three great cities of his country should
quarrel, after his death, as to which of them hac
the honor of giving him birth! All Europe has
listened to the troubadours as they poured ou
their heroic and amatoral strains beneath the
1 windows of their 'ladye loves;" and many a bolC
Knight has warbled his deeds of chvalry, in sri
king blow for Palestine In the mountains o
the Tyrol (says recent writer) hundreds of the
women and children come out when it is nea
bedtime, and sing their national songs, untilthey
Ihear their husbands, fathers and brothers answer
them from the hills on their return home. On the
shores of the Adriatic Sea, the wives of the fish
ermen come down to the beach about sunset, and
sing melody from Tasso's " jerusalem Deliver
ed" They sing the first verse, and then listen
for some time; they then sing a second verse
and listen until they hear The answer come from
, the fishermen, who are thus guided by the sounds
! to their own village.
That music has ever had powerful effect ii
soothing our sormiest passions, and awakening
within US latent, but noble feelings, is truth toe
evident to admit of doubt or denial. Show us .
man who has a taste for music, and we will show
you man of benevolent disposition, generous
sentiments, patriotic feelings and noble soul.
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