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" Bull's music was good ; and he remarks, in reference to some of them, " that they may be heard by a lover of music, with as little emotion as the clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a post-chaise. "
A biographical history of England, adapted to a methodical catalogue of ... - Page 167
by James Granger - 1824
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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 5

English literature - 1813 - 580 pages
...an ostentation of difficulty and puerile contrivance. " Ces sont des notes et rien que des notes ; there is nothing in them which excites rapture. They...clapper of a mill or the rumbling of a postchaise." We are aware that the period of which we have spoken has been mentioned as the time when music was...
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Analectic Magazine, and Naval Chronicle, Volume 4

1814 - 580 pages
...and an ostentation of difficulty and puerile contrivance. " Ces sont des notes et rien que des notes; there is nothing in them which excites rapture. They...clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a postchaise." We are aware that the period of which we have spoken hag been mentioned as the time when music was...
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Anecdotes of Music, Historical and Biographical: In a Series of ..., Volume 1

Allatson Burgh - Music - 1814 - 526 pages
..." Ce sont des notes, " et rien que des notes," there is nothing in them which excites rapture ; and they may be heard by a lover of music, with as little...emotion as the clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of an hackney coach. After such frequent mention of the extreme difficulty of these old pieces, in mercy...
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The Analectic Magazine, Volume 4

1814 - 550 pages
...notes; there is nothing in them which excites rapture. They may be heard by a lover of music vvilh as little emotion as the clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a postchaise." We are aware that the period of which we have spoken bas been mentioned as the time when music was...
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A Biographical History of England: From Egbert the Great to the Revolution ...

James Granger - Great Britain - 1824 - 580 pages
...the Manuscripts of the King's Library," &c. In the preface are some curious and useful observations. JOHN BULL, Mus. Doct. Cantab. Instaur. Oxon. MDXCII....one, of the most celebrated English musicians of his tune, was born at Cambridge 1583. At the age of twentyone he was appointed organist of the chapel royal,...
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The Table Book, Volume 1

William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...taste was^bad, than that Bull's music was good ; and he remarks, in reference to some of them, " that they may be heard by a lover of music, with as little...clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a post-chaise." It is a misfortune to Dr. Bull's fame, that he left little evidence of his great powers, except the...
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The Table Book, Volume 1

William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 390 pages
...taste was bad, than that Bull's music was good ; and he remarks, in reference to some of them, " that they may • be heard by a lover of music, with as...emotion as the clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a post-cliaise." It is a misfortune to Dr. Bull's fame, that he left little evidence of his great powers,...
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The Table Book..., Volume 1

William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...taste was bad, than that Bull's music was good ; and he remarks, in reference to some of them, " that they may be heard by a lover of music, with as little...emotion as the clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a post-cliaise." It is a misfortune to Dr. Bull's fame, that he left little evidence of his great powers,...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular ...

William Hone - Days - 1835 - 924 pages
...taste was bad, than that Bull's music was good ; and he remarks, in reference to some of them, " that they may be heard by a lover of music, with as little...clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a post-chaise." It is a misfortune to Dr. Bull's fame, that he left little evidence of his great powers, except the...
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The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...taste was bad, than that Bull's music was good ; and he remarks, in reference to some of them, " that they may be heard by a lover of music, with as little...clapper of a mill, or the rumbling of a post-chaise." It is a misfortune to Dr. Bull's fame, that he left little evidence of his great powers, except the...
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