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id: 20052
title: We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses
author: Yechton, Barbara
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  _know_ Phil didn''t mean a word of it; but Felix felt awfully hurt. over staring at Fee with big round eyes of sympathy, and dear old Phil looking at him, and Phil and Felix kept passing him all sorts of things, have looked almost as comical too; for before Phil could begin, Mr. Erveng said, "I insist upon that person removing her bonnet and veil That boy Hilliard gave a little giggle,--Phil said afterwards he''d like I made a face, and Phil said: "Oh, come, now, Nora, we''ve heard that tell Fee, for he doesn''t like Chad, and I could see he didn''t want Phil "I know just how Phil feels about papa''s snubbing," she said to me. Phil answered at once, "All right, old fellow; come on!" And Fee went. "Jack," said Nora, when I got out in the hall, "Phil has gone out to see


id: 28462
title: Rose O''Paradise
author: White, Grace Miller
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  "Yes, but I like to fiddle better," said Jinnie. Jinnie Singleton watched Theodore King leave the train at the little Just before bed time Lafe whispered in Jinnie''s ear, "Peggy got the "If I could only work," said Jinnie gloomily, "I bet Peg''d soon like Lafe looked at the solemn-faced girl with smiling, kindly eyes. Lafe uttered a little, "Sh!" and Jinnie, with scarlet face, "I told you, Bobbie," Jinnie resumed presently, "I''d let you be Lafe''s Before Lafe''s mental vision rose Jinnie''s lovely face, her parted lips "Call Peggy, Bobbie," said Lafe, in answer to Jinnie''s impetuous said Jinnie as Mrs. Grandoken rolled her hands in her apron and sat Lafe; she began to cry, just why, Jinnie didn''t know; Peg looked so "You''d better make it a special prayer, Lafe," said Jinnie, a little "I told him!" said Jinnie, facing the cobbler. "I''ve come to take you home, Jinnie," said Theodore, jumping out.


id: 29481
title: The Fifth String
author: Sousa, John Philip
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  An old man, bearing a violin case, came within the room. instrument out the old man fondled it with loving and tender "How like life itself," Diotti reflected, "pity, hope, love, joy end "That is Angelo Diotti, the famous violinist," she said, but she could at its end, Mildred said to her father: "Come, I want to congratulate "He is a good-looking young fellow, too," said the old man. "Ah, with you, I see," said the old man, as if it were the greatest I watched him intently," said the old man; "Yes," said the old man, with assumed sentiment, "even when his "Ask him to play on that string; I''ll wager he''ll refuse," said the man''s hands, she said: "Good-night, I am going to my room; please make "Then you believe," said the musician, "that the man who loves her and Uncle Sanders said he did not touch that string when he played.


id: 17463
title: Great Violinists and Pianists
author: Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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  great violin-makers were writing music destined to be better understood hand, to show the greatest virtuoso of the age how to play the music. In the following year Spohr and his young wife set out on a musical Spohr soon gave two important new works to the musical world, the opera believed in the greatness of his own musical genius as a composer in the but Spohr founded a new style of violin playing, on which the greatest our artist lived in Paris, and was the great lion of musical and powerful example of Spohr and the musical spirit of the great composers, concert, which beginning gave full play to the music-madness beyond all he is received.--Pictures of Art-Life in Paris.--London and its Musical he is received.--Pictures of Art-Life in Paris.--London and its Musical more beautiful songs, much piano-forte and concerted music, and the In 1846, among Liszt''s other musical experiences, he played in concerts


id: 31521
title: Little Frida: A Tale of the Black Forest
author: Anonymous
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  "Come, Frida," she said, "let us play the last prayer, asking God to let father come home, and to bless the kind people "Ah, then," said Elsie, "the little Frida is indeed an orphan, poor lovely little girl, just such a one as you describe the child you speak Frida slipped her hand into that of the poor mother, and said gently, "O "Frida," she said, for the child was none other than our little friend little Frida, the woodland child, had read and sung to his blind darling "Father," said his young daughter Adeline, as she lay one warm day on a In a moment after Elsie said these words, Frida raised her head and "Look, Hans," said Frida; "is not that doll like a little queen? "And now, Frida, my loved child, come and tell me all about those friends who were so kind to you in the Forest," said Mrs. Willoughby


id: 14884
title: Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday
author: Lahee, Henry Charles
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  Violin playing grew in favour in Italy, France, Germany, and England at the said first day of July be taken playing, Fiddling, or making music of violin playing were, some years later, brought into France by Anêt, age of thirteen he played a concerto in public, with great success. who was frequently in Paris, the French school of violin playing had now of the great classical school of violin playing in Paris. At the end of three years he resumed his travels and his violin playing, age, and a few years later she became well known as a concert violinist. soon began to appear in concerts, generally playing compositions of his remained two years in the United States, during which time he played in plays in public at any time from eight to twelve years old. nine years old he played in a concert in Limburg and received great


id: 440
title: Just David
author: Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
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  As he looked at the boy''s rapt face, he remembered David''s surprised Instead of answering, the man turned faraway eyes on the boy and smiled Once again David asked his question, but this time the man only turned had David heard his father play like that. Like any hungry boy David ate his supper; and Mrs. Holly, in the face For some time after dinner, that first day, David watched Mrs. Holly in "Come, David, it''s bedtime for little boys. The Hollys and Perry Larson saw then that David had come out onto the "Very well," nodded Simeon Holly curtly, his eyes still on David''s face. "So you''re French, are you?" said Simeon Holly to David. David, his grieved eyes on the motionless little bodies in the boys'' David still knew very little of boys. "No." David said the single word, and turned his eyes away.


id: 504
title: The Fifth String
author: Sousa, John Philip
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  "You need help and advice," said the visitor, his voice sounding like An old man, bearing a violin case, came within the room. instrument out the old man fondled it with loving and tender "How like life itself," Diotti reflected, "pity, hope, love, joy end in Diotti placed the violin in position and drew the bow across the string "That is Angelo Diotti, the famous violinist," she said, but she could at its end, Mildred said to her father: "Come, I want to congratulate "He is a good-looking young fellow, too," said the old man. I watched him intently," said the old man; "Ask him to play on that string; I''ll wager he''ll refuse," said the old man''s hands, she said: "Good-night, I am going to my room; please make "Then you believe," said the musician, "that the man who loves her and And Diotti, remembering Mildred''s words, could not refute the old man''s


id: 36105
title: Hope Benham: A Story for Girls
author: Perry, Nora
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  "Poor engineers like John Benham!" and Hope laughed gleefully at their he saw that Hope''s heart was set upon that "good little fiddle," when he I really think it will be a good thing for Hope to learn to play the Then Mrs. Dering wanted to know what Mary knew about "that flower-girl," "She said her father was an engineer on this road, did she?" asked Mr. Dering, turning to Dolly. "Dear little soul!" he thought; "I hope this good time is paying her for only time to mention Dolly''s name,--"Miss Dorothea Dering, girls,"--only Miss Dorothea Dering is used to having her own way, and, Hope, I''m of "Oh, no, I don''t worry over Dorothea," answered Hope, laughing a little "He was such a dear little fellow," said Hope,--"he told me I was just "Yes, I can _think_;" and Hope laughed a little. Hope flushed a little, as she said this in answer to Kate''s question


id: 39571
title: Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work
author: Stratton, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel)
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  violinists, too, are all playing Paganini''s music; they seem to glory in Leghorn, an announcement of Paganini''s concert, lost no time, but (Paganini will cause his violin to be heard.) He was received with no At the fourth concert, on the 16th, Paganini played a one, at the King''s Theatre on July 4th, Paganini played a new Concerto At one of the concerts Paganini played the concerto in B minor, with the death of Beethoven, Paganini attended a concert, and heard a performance said that when Paganini''s concerts took place at the King''s Theatre, it Paganini''s Art of Playing the Violin"--which is presumably still Violin-playing will never be quite what it was before Paganini. During Paganini''s lifetime no one else seems to have played his music, Paganini." This was played at the concert of June 27th, 1831, at the The Sonata was played by Paganini at his first concert in London.


id: 33601
title: The Master''s Violin
author: Reed, Myrtle
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  "Sing something, dear," said Aunt Peace, drowsily, and Iris made a "Dear Aunt Peace," said Margaret, softly, "you are doing it now, when "Good evening, Doctor," said Miss Field, in her stately way; "I "I asked him once," said Iris, "if he liked all the queer things in his the old books--a young lady something like Miss Iris. Lynn came down the hill, swinging his violin case, and Iris, a little "That is very interesting," said Lynn, when Aunt Peace had finished her "Dear Aunt Peace," said Margaret, softly, "you found a bit of human course," as Iris said to Lynn, "we don''t know that he is, but since he''s "Iris," said Aunt Peace, one day, "come here." Margaret came in, and Iris went away, sobbing bitterly. Long afterward, Iris remembered the look on Margaret''s face as she said "Miss Iris," said the Master, "she will have gone away?"


id: 45842
title: The Erratic Flame
author: De Teresa, Ysabel
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  As he said this, a sudden child-like smile lighted up the somber face. "I feel like Danae," laughed Anne, as she shook down a golden cluster "What is the matter, Alexis?" Anne''s tones fell upon the silence like Anne replaced the receiver in silence and she and Alexis looked into Anne looked up into the Marchese''s face with a quizzical smile. Before the door closed behind him Alexis heard Anne''s voice plaintively next the wall and was leaning forward like a broken thing, Anne passed "Very well." Anne put Alexis'' hand back on to the cover and rose to her Rare tears coursing down her cheeks, Anne looked down upon Alexis. "If you please, Jules." Alexis'' eyes were fixed upon Anne''s face. "No use in looking at Anne like that, Mr. Petrovskey. Dragging his eyes from Anne''s face, Alexis hid his crimson anger like a "You seem a little uncertain?" During Anne''s silence, Alexis'' eyes had


