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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
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Dancing
Insipid
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Parlor
Sitting
Harps
Music
Marching
Good
Cloud
Instrument
Clouds
Feasting
Instruments
Harp

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