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What is the hot condition of their blood referred to in the text?
Their wild and untamed nature
What did Orpheus supposedly draw with the power of music, according to the text?
Trees, stones, and floods
What is the meaning of 'fetching mad bounds' in the context of the text?
Making wild and unrestrained leaps
What is the significance of Orpheus in the context of the text?
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What does the text suggest about the effect of music on the wild herd?
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What does the term 'unhandled colts' refer to in the text?
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What is the 'hot condition of their blood' mentioned in the text?
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Orpheus and the Power of Music
- The hot condition of their blood refers to the wild and unbridled nature of the unhandled colts.
- Orpheus, with the power of music, supposedly drew trees, rocks, and wild beasts.
- 'Fetching mad bounds' means the wild and uncontrolled movements of the unhandled colts.
- Orpheus is significant in the context of the text as a symbol of the power of music to tame and control even the wildest of creatures.
- The text suggests that music has a calming and taming effect on the wild herd, as Orpheus is able to draw them with his music.
- 'Unhandled colts' refer to young, wild, and untrained horses.
- The text implies that music has the ability to soothe and calm the wild and unbridled nature of the unhandled colts, and by extension, the wild herd.
