Harps

The instruments used in their adorations -- harps and vials; the harps were the instruments of praise, the vials were full of odours or incense, which signify the prayers of the saints: prayer and praise should always go together. ❋ Unknown (1721)

But the Church does not make use of musical instruments such as harps and psalteries, in the divine praises, for fear of seeming to imitate the Jews. ❋ Aquinas Thomas (N/A)

These seals were of a species which they called "harps," because of the peculiar, harp-shaped markings on their back; and of the hair variety, for none of the valuable fur seals inhabits north Atlantic waters. ❋ Dillon Wallace (1901)

McDermott said he tries to sell instruments that aren†™ t typically found online, such as harps, banjos and dulcimers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tho reduced almost to despair by these baffling inventions of Archimedes, and tho he saw that all his attempts were repulsed by the garrison with mockery on their part and loss to himself, Marcellus could not yet refrain from making a joke at his own expense, saying that "Archimedes was using his ships to ladle out the sea-water, but that his 'harps' not having been invited to the party were buffeted and turned out with disgrace." ❋ Various (1887)

Tuning a piano is not all that different from tuning a harp and I tune harps every day. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sonic Youth's legendary electric guitarist and punk icon Thurston Moore trades his Fender for an acoustic, harps, and a string section. ❋ Shawn Amos (2011)

The last two thirds of this novel, however, are oddly static, as Mr. McEwan repetitiously harps on Beard's gluttonous habits and growing waistline, his sexual promiscuity and his opportunistic efforts to cash in on global warming. ❋ Anis Shivani (2010)

I will suggest a modest gift shop, offering small souvenir guitars and violins and accordions and perhaps horns and harps, all properly promoting Cocula. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wille said she would consider a Native American flute, as well as other harps, violins, dulcimers and guitars. ❋ Sarah Lane (2010)

There's the Sitello -- a combination electric cello and sitar; the Terraphone -- a horn made from copper pipe; the Clayrimba -- a marimba made from garden-variety clay pots; a Big Barp and a Rubarp -- electric harps made with rubber bands. ❋ Reuters (2011)

Phil Coughlin, London E1If heaven has angels playing harps, what is hell's official musical instrument? ❋ Unknown (2011)

Once heard, that first spectacular aural idea never returns in this 30-minute score, written in the 1890s for a late-Romantic orchestra aggrandised with extra horns, low woodwind, tubas, two harps and extravagant percussion. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Coming at me once more were the sounds of harps not yet tuned playing an appalling melody; a tormented tune unpleasant to the ears. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)

I was [pulling] into my [driveway] and [BAM]!, I Harpsed. ❋ Angry_gnome (2004)

Joe "Billy [you are an idiot] I cant believe [you did that]" Billy " Quit [harping on] me man" ❋ Jbabz (2009)

I [play] [the harp]. [So there] ❋ Butterfly_Fox (2006)

Okay, stop [harping] about it, I got [the point] the first [fifty] times you mentioned it. ❋ Spm (2004)

american said: [oi] you Harp [irishman] chases the american and [kills] him the end ❋ Lewism (2007)

Yo [Harp's] [coming], [hide] the bikes! ❋ Thedodowhisperer (2020)

[Would you like to] [strum] my harp? Come play with [the harp]. ❋ Owenwilsonknight (2015)

your wizard-like [beard] is harp. ❋ Nooooo (2008)

"Little Walter sure blow a mean [harp]", When is a [Harp] not a Harp / when it's a Mouth-organ. It is also referred to by a broad number of slang names, some too earthy to publish but: lickin' stick, Gob-iron, tin sandwich, [Rhythm stick], sidewalk [Stradivarius] are but a few. Its [origin's]: [The harp] as it is today is 150 years old but the free-swinging reed goes back over 2000 to the Sheng, who's invention was attributed to the then emperor of Japan. Currently it is the peoples instrument of China. It is annually the most sold instrument in the world. Whether you look at that statistic, country by country or apply it globally it remains true of those nations that enjoy an economy that allows the sale of manufactured goods. It has retained this prominent position since 1922, when the popularity of the 'Borrha Minovitch Harmonica Gangs' brought it to prominence, till 2003, when the last stats were compiled. ❋ David Priestley (2006)

[playing] with harp and [soul].. It [speaks] for itself I think... ❋ Anne Van Schothorst (2007)