SOFT MUSIC
The mellow touch of music most doth wound The soul, when it doth rather sigh, than sound.
Robert Herrick
The mellow touch of music most doth wound The soul, when it doth rather sigh, than sound.
Herrick captures a fleeting, almost paradoxical moment: music that’s so soft it barely makes a sound, just a whispery sigh, can hit us hardest. The speaker isn’t talking about loud or dramatic melodies.
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