My favourite musician happens to be the same as Shakespeare's: John Dowland. His songs are sorrowful but heal the soul by their sweetness and courage.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker loves Dowland, noting his sorrowful songs heal the soul with sweetness and courage.
- In plain terms
- Dowland's sad songs are soothing and brave.
- What can you take from it?
- Sorrow can be a source of comfort and bravery.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why does sadness heal?
- What role does courage play in art?
Another view
Sorrowful music may also deepen melancholy.
More from John Dowland
He was the rarest musician that his age did behold; having travelled beyond the seas, and compounded English with foreign skill in that faculty.
Permalink to quote #6 Semper Dowland semper dolens.
Permalink to quote #5 Hark you shadows that in darkness dwell, Learn to contemn light, Happy, happy they that in hell Feel not the world's despite.
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