[111] For translation, see Appendix IV.
I do not wish to think any more, except about my mother Mary,
Seat of wisdom and source of pardon,
Also Mother of France, from whom we
Steadfastly expect the honor of our country.
[113] This sonnet seems too unintelligible for translation.—Tr.
[114] For translation, see Appendix IV.
[115] The quicker it goes the longer it lasts.
[116] All styles are good except the wearisome style.
[117] All styles are good except that which is not understood, or which fails to produce its effect.
[118] An apparatus exists by means of which a very sensitive arrow, in dependence on the tension of a muscle of the arm, will indicate the physiological action of music on the nerves and muscles.
[119] There is in Moscow a magnificent "Cathedral of our Saviour," erected to commemorate the defeat of the French in the war of 1812.—Tr.