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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
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1associates by whom his mind might be again bewildered."
3The following case, mentioned by Pinel, is certainly an extreme one, but much important reflection arises out of it:—
5"A musician confined in the Bicêtre, as one of the first symptoms of returning reason, made some slight allusion to his favourite instrument. It was immediately procured for him; he occupied himself with music for several hours every day, and his convalescence seemed to be advancing rapidly. But he was then, unfortunately, allowed to come frequently in contact with a furious maniac, by meeting him in the gardens. The musician's mind was unhinged; his Violin was destroyed; and he fell back into a state of insanity, which was considered as confirmed and hopeless."—Abercrombie's "Intellectual Powers."
7"A MUSICIAN
9Is like an Echo, a retail dealer in sounds. As Diana is the goddess of the silver bow, so is he the lord of the wooden one; he has a hundred strings to his bow; other people are bow-legged, he is bow-armed; and though armed with a bow he has no skill in archery. He plays with cat-gut and Kit-Fiddle. His fingers and arms run a constant race; the former would run away from him did not a bridge interpose and oblige him to pay toll. He can distinguish sounds as other men distinguish colours. His com-
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