A musical thought is one spoken by a mind that has penetrated into the inmost heart of the thing; detected the inmost mystery of it, namely the melody that lies hidden in it; the inward harmony of coherence which is its soul, whereby it exists, and has a right to be, here in this world.
—Thomas Carlyle, “The Hero as Poet”
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musical thought
Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.
— Thomas Carlyle, “Heroes and Hero Worship”
— Thomas Carlyle, “Heroes and Hero Worship”
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