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The harp is an insipid instrument--no good for dancing, feasting, or marching, only for sitting primly in a parlor or on a cloud.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Instrument
Clouds
Feasting
Instruments
Harp
Dancing
Insipid
Musician
Parlor
Sitting
Harps
Music
Marching
Good
Cloud

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