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" ... those irresistible waltzes that first catch the ear, and then curl round the heart, till on a sudden they invade and will have the legs... "
Evan Harrington: A Novel - Page 340
by George Meredith - 1922 - 472 pages
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Evan Harrington: Or, He Would be a Gentleman

George Meredith - 1860 - 518 pages
...youthful element was large, and when the band, refreshed by chicken and sherry, threw off half a dozen bars of one of those irresistible waltzes that first...over other great fields of battle the corn will wave gayly and mark the re-establishment of Nature's reign. How fair the sight! Approach the twirling couples....
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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by Eminent ..., Volume 4

George Grove - 1889 - 842 pages
...has, moreover, always preserved the tradition of playing what a modern wriler aptly describes as ' those irresistible waltzes that first catch the ear,...till on a sudden they invade and will have the legs." France has produced a few good waltzes, but more for operatic or vocal purposes than for dancing, while...
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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir ...

1890 - 840 pages
...has, moreover, always preserved the tradition of playing what a modern writer aptly describes as ' those irresistible waltzes that first catch the ear,...till on a sudden they invade and will have the legs.' France has produced a few good waltzes, but more for operatic or vocal purposes than for dancing, while...
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London Society, Volume 60

1891 - 680 pages
...waltz had begun. It was a new one, a special favourite of Bee's, dreamily, passionately sweet — " one of those irresistible waltzes that first catch the ear and then curl round the heart." A fierce joy took possession of Douglas as he put his arm round Bee — for the first time since she...
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In a New World

Mrs. Hans Blackwood - 1894 - 528 pages
...but the beautiful face against his shoulder. The waltz was a new one — dreamy, passionately sweet, one of those irresistible waltzes that first catch the ear and then creep into the heart. A fierce joy took possession of Ernest, and they floated down the room to the...
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Masters in music, Volume 3

Daniel Gregory Mason - 1904 - 328 pages
...has, moreover, always preserved the tradition of playing what a modern writer aptly describes as " those irresistible waltzes that first catch the ear,...till on a sudden they invade and will have the legs." Richard Wagner NE of Strauss's waltzes as far surpasses in charm, finish, and real musical worth hundreds...
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