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 | 1834 - 358 pages
...acquaintance, and the most incomparable player upon the Irish harp, Mr. Clarke, after his travels. Such music before or since did I never hear; that...for its extraordinary difficulty, but in my judgment far superior to the lute itself, or whatever speaks with strings." || " Pour instruire la communaut£... | |
 | William Sullivan - 1838 - 640 pages
...old acquaintance,- and the most incomparable player on the Irish harp, Mr. Clarke, after his travels. Such music, before or since, did I never hear, that instrument being neglected by its extraordinary difficulty ; but, in my judgment, far superior to the lute itself, or whatever... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1843 - 558 pages
...player on the Irish harp, Mr. Clarke, after his travels Such music before or since did I never bear, that instrument being neglected for its extraordinary difficulty ; but in my Judgment far superior to the lute itself, or whatever speaks with strings." | " Poor instruire la communaute... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1850 - 512 pages
...his travels. He was an excellent musician, a discreet gentleman, born in Devonshire (as I remember). Such music before or since did I never hear, that...its extraordinary difficulty; but, in my judgment, far superior to the lute itself, or whatever speaks with strings. 25th. Died my son, J. Standsfield,... | |
 | Thomas Osmond Summers - 1860 - 204 pages
...down to comparatively modern date, when' Drayton wrote": — " The Irish I admire, And still claave to that lyre As our muse's mother, And think, till...Feargus, called " Fionbell, or the Sweet-voiced," was one of its most distinguished bards. An ode of his composition, delivered extempore, is said to... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1870 - 788 pages
...discreete gentleman, borne in Devonshire (as I remember). Such musiq before or since did I never heare, that instrument being neglected for its extraordinary difficulty ; but in my judgment it is far superior to the Lute itselfe, or whatever speakes . with strings. 25. Died my son J. Stansfield,... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1878 - 540 pages
...his travels. He was an excellent musician, a discreet gentleman, born in Devonshire (as I remember) . Such music before or since did I never hear, that...its extraordinary difficulty; but, in my judgment, far superior to the lute itself, or whatever speaks with strings. 25th. Died my son, J. Stansfield,... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1879 - 652 pages
...discreete gentleman, borne in Devonshire (as I remember). Such musiq before or since did I never heare, that instrument being neglected for its extraordinary difficulty ; but in my judgment it is far superior to the Lute itselfe, or whatever speakes with strings. 25. Died my son J. Stansfield,... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1889 - 538 pages
...his travels. He was an excellent musician, a discreet gentleman, born in Devonshire (as I remember). Such music before or since did I never hear, that...its extraordinary difficulty; but, in my judgment, far superior to the lute itself, or whatever speaks with strings. 25th. Died my son, J. Stansfield,... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1901 - 432 pages
...musician, a discreet gentleman, born in Devonshire (as I re*See under the year 1688, November. member). Such music before or since did I never hear, that...its extraordinary difficulty; but, in my judgment, far superior to the lute itself, or whatever speaks with strings. 2£th January, 1654. Died my son,... | |
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