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Famous violinists of to-day and yesterday, 1899
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1FAMOUS VIOLINISTS OF TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY.
3CHAPTER I.
5INTRODUCTORY.
7There is no instrument of music made by the hands of man that holds such a powerful sway over the emotions of every living thing capable of hearing, as the violin. The singular powers of this beautiful instrument have been eloquently eulogised by Oliver Wendell Holmes, in the following words:
9"Violins, too. The sweet old Amati! the divine Stradivari! played on by ancient maestros until the bow hand lost its power, and the flying fingers stiffened. Bequeathed to
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