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> [“These scenes,’ said Valancourt, at length, ‘soften the heart, like the notes of sweet music, and inspire that delicious melancholy which no person, who had felt it once, would resign for the gayest pleasures. They waken our best and purest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-radcliffe/these-scenes-said-valancourt-at-length-soften-the-heart-like-the/)

Anne Radcliffe

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## More by Anne Radcliffe

> [“There are certain prejudices attached to the human mind which it requires all our wisdom to keep from interfering with our happiness; certain set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-radcliffe/there-are-certain-prejudices-attached-to-the-human-mind-which-it/)

Anne Radcliffe

> [“These scenes,’ said Valancourt, at length, ‘soften the heart, like the notes of sweet music, and inspire that delicious melancholy which no person, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-radcliffe/these-scenes-said-valancourt-at-length-soften-the-heart-like-the/)

Anne Radcliffe

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