Famous quotes containing the words harpsichord and/or lessons:
“Hetty [Burney’s sister] set down to the harpsichord and sung ... we departed this life of anguish and misery, and rested our weary souls in the Elysian field—my papa’s study—there, freed from the noise and bustle of the world enjoyed the harmony of chattering—and the melody of music!”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)