If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth. - Sydney Smith

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If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth.

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About Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English clergyman, critic, philosopher and wit.

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Alternative Names: Reverend Sydney Smith
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