Melody Strings

Famous quotes containing the words melody and/or strings:

“Hetty [Burney’s sister] set down to the harpsichord and sung ... we departed this life of anguish and misery, and rested our weary souls in the Elysian field—my papa’s study—there, freed from the noise and bustle of the world enjoyed the harmony of chattering—and the melody of music!”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)

“There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)