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Change one word and it may be said of sacred music as truly as of astronomy, “The undevout composer is mad.”

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Theron Brown

Mad, that he is, 'tis true, 83. --, pleasure in being, 129. --, an undevout astronomer is, 157.

From Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett

I envy not him who is undevout in the presence of so much Beauty.

From Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by George Sumner Weaver

Still more than the undevout astronomer, the undevout child under such influences is abnormal.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by G. Stanley Hall

The law, it is said, is a jealous mistress, and permits no rivals; the indifferent, careless minister is but a blind leader of the blind, and the "undevout astronomer is mad."

From Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions by George S. Boutwell




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