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Music to my ears

Posted by Gary Martin on August 26, 2010 at 09:56

In Reply to: Music to my ears posted by Barbara Seeber on August 26, 2010 at 08:20:

: What is the date of the origin of the phrase "music to my ears"?

The OED has examples of it from the late 16th century. Shakespeare also used it in The Comedy of Errors, 1616.

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