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She turned in her bed at first like the sluggard of the venerable hymnist: but once fairly awakened, she directed a stare toward the terrific foreign contortionists, and became in an instant all stormy nightcap and fingers starving for the bell-rope.
It is quite in contradiction with Delphian tradition to represent, as the Hymn does, Trophonius and Agamedes as the original builders. Many other points are noted such as the derivation of "Pytho" from a word meaning rot, to show that the hymnist was rather disparaging than celebrating the Delphian sanctuary. Taking the Hymn as a whole, more is done for Delos in three lines, says Mr.
He could sing and play like a woman. "I have no pleasure in any man," said he, "who despises music. It is no invention of ours; it is the gift of God. I place it next to theology." He was himself a great musician and hymnist.
She turned in her bed at first like the sluggard of the venerable hymnist: but once fairly awakened, she directed a stare toward the terrific foreign contortionists, and became in an instant all stormy nightcap and fingers starving for the bell-rope.
Still, I should like to have heard the hymns. You were great at writing poetry in those days." "Wasn't I? And I used to be so proud when you said that my poems weren't 'half bad'!" "No wonder; that was high praise from me. But can't you recall those hymns?" The hymnist puckered her forehead.
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