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The Emancipated

CHAPTER IX
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He and I had a long talk before aunt came home." "I'm sorry he should have thought it necessary to talk about himself." "What more natural, when he is beginning a new portion of life?
Never mind; we won't speak of it.

May I play you a new piece I have learnt ?" "Do you mean, of sacred music ?" "Sacred?
Why, all music is sacred.

There are tunes and jinglings that I shouldn't call so; but neither do I call them music, just as I distinguish between bad or foolish verse, and poetry.

Everything worthy of being called art is sacred.

I shall keep telling you that till in self-defence you are forced to think about it.


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