Music of the Ancients

"Egypt had a Hermes Trismegistus who by the softness and charms of his voice finished the civilization of men, if Greece had an Amphion who built cities by his harmony alone, and an Orpheus, who by the sound of his lyre suspended the rivers, and made the rugged rocks follow him. China can boast of miracles no less inspiring performed by her musicians. She had a Lyng-tun, a Kouci, and a Pin-moukia, who by their kin and their che, produced sounds capable of softening the hearts of men, and of taming wild ferocious animals" Mursurgia Vocalis p3

Appears to be a quote from p492 A General Description of China: Containing the Topography of the ..., Volume 2 By Jean-Baptiste Grosier