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Quotation from Richard II by William Shakespeare
“This music mads me! Let it sound no more; For though it have holp madmen to their wits, In me it seems it will make wise men mad”
Richard II, Act 5, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1512 (modernised spelling))
Richard alludes to the period belief that music could restore the distracted mind, then blesses the unknown player for the love the music signifies.
Citation: "This music mads me! Let it sound no more; For though it have holp madmen to their wits, In me it seems it will make wise men mad" — William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act 5, Scene 5 (Project Gutenberg #1512 (modernised spelling)). (id richard-ii-q13)
