[111] C. Saint-Saëns, Harmonie et Mélodie, 1885.
[112] C. Saint-Saëns, Rimes familières, 1890.
You will know the lying eyes, the insincerity
Of pressures of the hand,
The mask of friendship that hides jealousy.
The tame to-morrows
Of these days of triumph, when the vulgar herd
Crowns you with honour;
Judging rare genius to be
Equal in merit to the wit of clowns.
[113] Letter written to M. Levin, the correspondent of the Boersen-Courier of Berlin, 9 September, 1901.
[114] C. Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod et le Don Juan de Mozart, 1894.
But ten years old, slightly built and pale,
Yet full of simple confidence and joy (Rimes familières).
[116] Charles Gounod, Mémoires d'un Artiste, 1896.
[117] Quoted from Saint-Saëns by Edmond Hippeau in Henry VIII et L'Opéra français, 1883. M. Saint-Saëns speaks elsewhere of "these works, well written, but heavy and unattractive, and reflecting in a tiresome way the narrow and pedantic spirit of certain little towns in Germany" (Harmonie et Mélodie).