Henry Austin Dobson (1840-1921) THE BALLADE OF IMITATION "C'est imiter quelqu'un que de planter des choux." --Alfred de Musset IF they hint, O Musician, the piece that you played Is nought but a copy of Chopin or Spohr; That the ballad you sing is but merely "conveyed" From the stock of the Arnes and the Purcells of yore; That there's nothing, in short, in the words or the score That is not as out-worn as the "Wandering Jew," Make answer--Beethoven could scarcely do more-- That... read more
