"Quarter-century" Quotes from Famous Books
... Italy and Switzerland were written during the two years with which he prefaced his quarter-century of labor as composer, director, and virtuoso. They relate much to Italian painting, the music of Passion Week, Swiss scenery, his stay with Goethe, and his brilliant reception in England on his return. They disclose a youth ... — The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 • Various |