At a Solemn Musick

John Milton’s ‘At a Solemn Musick’ likens sung verses to Homer’s mythological sirens, echoing irresistibly the harmonious music of heaven as Man first sang it in the Garden of Eden, before the disharmony of sin. He ends by praying that one day, we will all sing the music of Paradise aright, with God and his angels in heaven.

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