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# Anecdotes of Great Musicians/Anecdote 173

173—BEETHOVEN PUNISHED.
What would we have done for Beethoven anecdotes without Ries? Here is one that this pupil of the master tells in his enjoyable style:—
"One evening I was to play a sonata of Beethoven's which one does not often hear. As he was present, and as I had not studied this sonata with him, I declared myself willing to play the others, but not this. The company turned to Beethoven, who at length said: 'Now, you will not play so badly that I cannot listen.' In the end I was obliged to play. Beethoven turned, as usual, toward me. When I made a mistake in the left hand, he tapped me on the head with his finger, which the Princess L——, who leaned on the piano opposite, laughingly observed. After I had finished Beethoven said:—
"'Well done! You do not need to learn sonatas with me first. The finger tap only proved my attention to you.'
"Later he played, and chose the D minor sonata, Opus 31. The Princess, who expected that even Beethoven would make some mistakes, stood behind his chair while I turned the music. Soon he blundered noticeably. The Princess gave him a few not very soft strokes on the head, with the remark:—
"'If a pupil receives a finger stroke for a false note, then the master must be punished with a full hand for greater mistakes.'
"Every one laughed, Beethoven first. He then began ​again and played wonderfully, especially the adagio, which was inimitable."
# Anecdotes of Great Musicians/Anecdote 175

175.—POT-BOILERS.
Most composers are driven to the writing of "potboilers," i.e., music that does not contain their best effort, but which is written to please the public and bring in a needed supply of the "filthy lucre." Händel did much of this kind of work and sent out many inferior ​compositions, but was not proud enough of them to sign his name to them. Once, when attending a kind of promenade concert with some friends, Händel said to one of them, "Come, sit down, let us listen to this piece. I want your opinion of it." In a few minutes his friend said:—
"It is not worth listening to; it is very poor stuff."
"You are right, sir, it is very poor stuff. I thought so myself when I had finished it."
The friend hastened to apologize, but Händel cut him short, saying that the music really was poor, as his time for writing it was limited, and assured him that his opinion was as correct as it was honest.
# Anecdotes of Great Musicians/Anecdote 180

180.—FRIENDS.
The music of Rossini and Meyerbeer would lead us to expect that they might have some personal affinity. Nor would we be mistaken, for they were intimate friends. The friendship would seem to have been real, for it was of such a character as took a real enjoyment in the work and successes, each of the other.
Once, when listening to a performance of "Roberto," the two were seated in a box at the opera house in Paris.
Rossini was so delighted at a certain piece that he jumped up, and, turning to the composer, said:—
"If you can write anything better than that I will undertake to dance on my head!" "Well then," replied Meyerbeer, "you had better begin practicing, for I have just finished the fourth act of 'Les Huguenots.'"
# Anecdotes of Great Musicians/Anecdote 18

18.—HE DIDN'T PURCHASE.
Perfect command of one's instrument does not necessarily imply complete control of one's tongue. This was the case with Lindley, an English 'cellist of the first half ​of this century. Though he gained great fame as a player, he never succeeded in controlling the unruly member,—it would stutter in spite of him.
One day, in his rambles through the streets of London, he came across a shop where there was a parrot hung up for sale in the window. He and his friends were quite interested in the bird, and finally Lindley called out the shopkeeper saying, as he pointed to the polly, "C-c-ca-can h-he t-t-t-talk?"
"Yes," was the answer from the dealer, who thought he could see that it was mere curiosity that prompted the question, and not a desire to purchase. "Yes,—and a d—d sight better than you can, or I'd wring his blanked neck!"
# Anecdotes of Great Musicians/Anecdote 176

176.—GOUNOD'S FAUST.
Gounod will always be best known as the author of "Faust." But with all the beauty and popularity of that work it was not well received at first. In fact, had it been we might suspect its value. Chappell & Co., the London publishers, bought the right of English performance from Gounod for £60. It lay on their shelves for some time, until one day Colonel Mapleson, husband of the great prima donna, Titiens, and impresario of Her Majesty's Opera House, being at his wits' end for something new and attractive to produce, turned for assistance to his friend, Tom Chappell, head of the firm of Chappell & Co. This gentleman handed the Colonel the manuscript of "Faust," remarking that its merits, if it had any, remained to be discovered. Colonel Mapleson carefully removed the cobwebs and dust from the work, mute witnesses of British musical perspicacity. In a few weeks the public were wild with delight, and Gounod's name as a composer of the highest order was widely proclaimed.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/umsonst

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​ umsonst, adverb, ‘in vain, to no purpose,’ from the equivalent Middle High German umbe sus. See sonst.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/und

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​ und, conjunction, ‘and,’ from the equivalent Middle High German unt, unde, Old High German unta, unti (inti, enti); corresponding to Old Saxon ęndi, Dutch en, Anglo-Saxon and English and. Sanscrit útha, ‘also, further, and,’ points, like Anglo-Saxon and English and, to Aryan nthá.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/tüchtig

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​ tüchtig, adjective, ‘fit, able, qualified, excellent,’ from Middle High German (Middle German) tühtic (g), ‘serviceable, brave, sturdy’; allied to Middle High German (Middle German) tuht, feminine, ‘ability, fitness,’ an abstract of Modern High German taugen (compare also Tugend). Corresponding to Dutch deugdelijk, Anglo-Saxon dyhtig, English doughty.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/um

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​ um, adverb and preposition ‘about, around,’ from the equivalent Middle High German umbe (ümbe), Old High German umbi, cannot be regarded as directly corresponding to Greek ἀμφί, Sanscrit abhi, ‘about,’ for then the Old High German form would be umb. Old High German unbi is rather a compound of this *umb, with the preposition bī̆, ‘by’; so too Old Saxon umbi, Anglo-Saxon ymbe (but ymb directly corresponds to Sanscrit abhi). —
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/tünchen

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​ tünchen, verb, ‘to whitewash, plaster,’ from the equivalent Middle High German tünchen, Old High German tunihhôn, mostly mit chalche tunihhôn. The additional expression in Old High German leads to the assumption that tunihhôn means literally ‘to clothe,’ from Old High German tunihha, ‘dress’ (borrowed, like Anglo-Saxon tunuce, from Latin tunica). The Germans still say eine Wand mit Tünche bekleiden, ‘to give a coat of limewash to a wall’ (compare English to coat and coat). With this agrees Italian intonicare, ‘to plaster, rouge’ (intonico, intonicato, ‘plaster’). Note that Latin tunica, Italian tonica, also signifies ‘covering.’ The Latin-Italian word was borrowed at the beginning of the Old High German period; had it been borrowed earlier it would have appeared as *zunihha in Old High German. It cannot have been introduced much later than Fenster and Turm.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ulken

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​ ulken, verb, ‘to lark,’ Modern High German only; allied to LRhen. ulk, ‘bulb’?. Compare Dutch ui, ‘onion, joke.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/un-

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​ un-, prefix, ‘not,’ from the equivalent Middle High German and Old High German un-; a negative prefix common to Teutonic and Aryan; compare Old Saxon un-, Dutch on-, Anglo-Saxon and English un-, Old Icelandic ó-. Corresponding to Greek ἀ-, Latin in-, Sanscrit and Zend a-, an-. With this prefix is connected the common Aryan negation nē̆, ‘not’ (see nicht), as well as the preposition ohne and its cognates.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/turnen

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​ turnen, verb, ‘to practise gymnastics,’ Modern High German only; no corresponding word is found in Middle High German, which has only turnei, ‘tournament,’ turnieren, ‘to hold a tournament, tilt,’ borrowed from French. The Modern High German word is probably derived from French tourner, ‘to turn, turn round.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/tuten

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​ tuten, verb, ‘to blow a horn,’ Modern High German only; a recent onomatopoetic word.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/täglich

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​ täglich, adjective and adverb ‘daily,’ from the equivalent Middle High German tagelîch (tegelîch), adjective, tagelichen (tege-lîches), adverb, Old High German tagalîh, adjective, tagalîhhin, tagolîhhes, adverb. The adjective has been formed from the adverb, which is again a combination of two words, as in the phrase (allaro) tago gilîh (hes); for gilîh in the sense of ‘every,’ see männiglich; tago gilîhhes (literally ‘on each of the days’) is an adverb genit. like Old High German, Middle High German, and Modern High German des tages. See further verteidigen.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wegerich

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​ Wegerich, m., ‘plantain,’ from the equiv. MidHG. wëgerī̆ch, OHG. wëgarī̆h, m.; lit. ‘sovereign of the road,’ formed from Teut. rîk, ‘king’ (see Reich).
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Weibel

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​ Weibel, m., ‘sergeant, apparitor,’ from the equiv. MidHG. weibel, OHG. weibil, m.; allied to MidHG. weiben, ‘to move to and fro.’ The variant Webel (in Feldwebel) is derived from LG. or East MidG.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Weichen

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​ Weichen, plur., ‘groin’; the term was first recorded in the 14th cent., denoting the tender parts of the body between the ribs and loins.
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Weichsel

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​ Weichsel, f., ‘agriot cherry,’ from the equiv. MidHG. wîhsel, OHG. wîhsila, f. The Teut. character of the word is undoubted; in spite of its absence in the other dialects, it is probably derived from the OTeut. period (hence Ital. visciola?). It is connected with OSlov. višnja, Lith. vyszna, ‘agriot cherry.’ The name of the river Vistula, ‘Weichsel’ (Lat. Vistula, AS. Wistle), has nothing to do with the word, nor with Weichselzopf, m., ‘elflock, plica Polonica.’ The latter is said to have come from Poland, where matted hair is often produced by some disease; comp. Pol. wieszczyce, ‘elflock.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wehr

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​ Wehr, f., ‘defence, resistance, protection,’ from MidHG. węr, OHG. węrî, f., ‘defence, fortification’; allied like ModHG. Wehr, n., ‘dam, weir,’ late MidHG. węr, n., ‘weir,’ to wehren, ‘to protect, defend; hinder, prevent, oppose, forbid.’ This verb is from MidHG. węrn, węrgen, OHG. węrian, węren, wk. vb., ‘to hinder, protect, defend’; comp. Goth. warjan, ‘to forbid, hinder,’ OSax. werian, ‘to hinder.’ On account of the meaning, its connection with wahren (root wor, ‘to look on,’ in Gr. όράω) is not so apparent as its primit. kinship with the Sans. root vṛ, ‘to check, restrain, hinder.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Weib

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​ Weib, n., ‘woman, wife,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. wîp (b), n.; corresponding to OSax. wîf, Du. wijf, AS. wîf, E. wife. If is wanting in Goth., certainly not by accident (the word used is qinô, qêns). The term wîbo- is specifically Teut., while Goth. qinô is prehistorically connected with Gr. γυνή, Sans. gnâ, ‘woman.’ Its kinship with Gr. οἴφειν is dubious; it is more probably related to Sans. vip, ‘inspirited, inwardly excited’ (of priests), to which OHG. weibôn, ‘to stagger, be unstable,’ is allied. Hence the Teutons must have coined the term Weib (wîbo- from wîpó-), because in woman they venerated sanctum aliquid et providum. In that case the remarkable gender might perhaps be explained as ‘inspiration, something inspired.’
# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Weichbild

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​ Weichbild, n., ‘outskirts of a town, precincts,’ from MidHG. wîchbilde, n., ‘outskirts of a town, jurisdiction over a town and its precincts.’ The origin of this compound, first occurring in the 13th cent., is disputed. The assumption that it signifies lit. ‘image of a saint’ (comp. weihen for MidHG. wîch, ‘holy’), does not suffice to explain the actual meaning. The suggested ​lit. meaning, ‘local image,’ is equally unsatisfactory, although MidHG. wîch- in MidHG. wîchgrâve, ‘municipal judge,’ and wîchvride, ‘municipal peace,’ certainly appears in the compound; comp. OSax. wîc, ‘town, place,’ Du. wijk, ‘quarter of a town,’ OHG. wîh(hh), ‘town, city.’ The signification of the second component cannot be explained from ModHG. Bild (MidHG. bilede). There existed beside OHG. and MidHG. bil-lîch, ‘suitable, right, an OHG. *bilida, ‘law, jurisdiction,’ which appears only in MidHG. unbilde (see Unbill); hence MidHG. wîchbilde meant first of all ‘municipal jurisdiction,’ and then ‘municipal territory’ (comp. Sprengel).
# Angel of Peace

* "Angel of Peace" in The Riverside song book, 1893.
* "Angel of Peace" in The Army and Navy Hymnal, 1920.
# Angelet v. Fay

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United States Supreme Court
381 U.S. 654
Angelet v. Fay
Argued: March 11, 1965. --- Decided: June 7, 1965
Leon B. Polsky, New York City, for petitioner.
Gray Thoron, Ithaca, N.Y., for respondent.
Michael Juviler, New York City, for National Dist. Attys' Ass'n, as amicus curiae.
Mr. Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Angel v. Bullington

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United States Supreme Court
330 U.S. 183
Angel v. Bullington
Argued: Nov. 18, 19, 1946. --- Decided: Feb 17, 1947
Mr. George Lyle Jones, of Asheville, N.C., for petitioner.
Mr. R. Roy Rush, of Roanoke, Va., for respondent.
R. Justice FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Angel Visits

* Angel Visits, in The Amulet, 1828 (1827).
* Angel Visits, in Scenes and Hymns of Life, with Other Religious Poems (Miscellaneous Poems), 1834.
# Angela Mia
## Film appearances

* "Angela Mia" (1928), first rendition from the synchronized-sound film Street Angel
* "Angela Mia" (1928), second rendition from Street Angel, used as the closing theme

## Sheet music

* "Angela Mia" (1928), sheet music (external scan)
# American Book Company v. Kansas ex rel. Nichols

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United States Supreme Court
193 U.S. 49
American Book Company v. Kansas ex rel. Nichols
Argued: January 15, 18, 1904. --- Decided: February 23, 1904
Messrs. W. H. Rossington, Charles Blood Smith, and Clifford Histed for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. A. B. Quinton, G. C. Clemens, C. C. Coleman, Otis E. Hungate, and E. S. Quinton for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice McKenna delivered the opinion of the court:

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# American Bible Society v. Price

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United States Supreme Court
110 U.S. 61
American Bible Society v. Price
Geo. P. Strong, for appellants.
Gustavus Koerner, for appellee.
WAITE, C. J.

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# American Bond Mortgage Company v. United States

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United States Supreme Court
282 U.S. 374
American Bond Mortgage Company v. United States
Argued: Dec. 5, 1930. --- Decided: Jan 5, 1931
Mr. George W. Swain, of Chicago, Ill., for American Bond & Mortgage Co. and another.
Mr. Thomas D. Thacher, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., for the United States.
Mr. Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# American Booksellers v. Hudnut/Concurrence Swygert

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SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge, concurring.
I concur in Parts I, II, and III of the court's opinion except for the following strictures. Although raised in the district court, neither ripeness nor abstention was made an issue on appeal. Given that fact, I believe both are pseudo-issues and this court need not treat them sua sponte. True, some of the intervenors have discussed abstention in their briefs; but we are without the benefit of the views of the real parties at interest in this case on either issue. More importantly, a discussion and resolution of these issues are quite unnecessary to the disposition of this appeal.
I also believe that the majority's questionable and broad assertions regarding how human behavior can be conditioned by certain teachings and beliefs (see ante, slip op. at 10-12-13) are unnecessary. For even if this court accepts the City of Indianapolis' basic contention that pornography does condition unfavorable responses to women, the ordinance is still unconstitutional.
As to Part IV of the opinion, I agree that the ordinance is unconstitutional on first amendment grounds and that there is no need to discuss vagueness or prior restraint. I do, however, disassociate myself from the extensive statements with respect to how the Indianapolis City Council could fashion an ordinance dealing with pornography that might pass constitutional muster. Indianapolis has asked us to sever the ordinance and save those parts that are not unconstitutional, if we can. All then that this court is required to do is to rule that the ordinance is not severable. Statements regarding which portions of the ordinance may be constitutional are merely advisory and are not the function of this court.
# American Bond Mortgage Company v. United States/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
282 U.S. 374
American Bond Mortgage Company v. United States
Argued: Dec. 5, 1930. --- Decided: Jan 5, 1931
The same Circuit Court of Appeals which certified questions in No. 29 (282 U.S. 367, 51 S.C.t. 115, 75 L. Ed. 388) also certified six questions in this case. While they are differently phrased, they are in substance the same.
Here a suit in equity was brought by the United States to restrain the proprietor of a broadcasting station from disregarding an order of the Federal Radio Commission, revoking its license, and from operating in definance of the provisions of the Radio Act (47 USCA § 81 et seq.). As in the other case, the appellants admittedly failed to avail themselves of the right of appeal afforded by the Act.
The reasons stated in No. 29 for not answering the questions therein certified apply here. The certificate is dismissed.

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