"Preposterous ass, that never read so far to know the cause why music was ordain'd! Was it not to refresh the mind of man, after his studies or his usual pain?"

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Source: 1593 Lucentio to Hortensio.TheTaming of the Shrew, act 3, sc.1, l.9-12.

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William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, renowned for his profound exploration of human emotions in works like 'Hamlet' and 'Othello.'

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