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"Music's Delight"
Music for lute and two viols
Music's Delight
The name of a piece by Tobias Hume
Delight: From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delighting.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. d['e]lecter, fr. L.
delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring),
intens. of delicere to
allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf.
Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.] To give
delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a
beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear.
