Scan 74
Researches into the early history of the violin family, 1883
7 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 64. See the scan on archive.org.
1Or the following:—
3 I to my bottle strait, and soundly baste my throat,
4 Which done, some country song or roundelay I roat.
6This intimation must suffice, since the question concerns etymologists rather than musicians. At any rate, the latter in their investigations soon become aware of the futility of drawing conclusions from the names of their musical instruments elucidatory of the early history of the violin family. Still, it is advisable to scrutinise everything which may possibly yield information.
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