Charles William Pearce epub Modern Academic Counterpoint (Classic Reprint)

We do it soon enough, if that we do be well. He that is a master must serve. A great ship asks deep waters. Fromjacuta Prudentiurn by GEORGE HERBERT, 1632. One may do whateer one likes In Art the only thing is, to make sure That one does like it which takes pains to know. From Pippa Passes by ROBERT BROWNING, 1833-1842. It is a slavish toil to learn any art by text-books merely, without the assistance of a tutor; the written rule is of little use, is scarcely intelligible, until we have seen it reduced to practice by one who can practise it easily, and make its justice apparent. The ease and readiness of the master are infectious; the pupil, as he looks on, conceives a new hope, a new self-reliance; he seems already to touch the goal which before appeared removed to a hopeless distance. It is a slavery when soldiers are driven against the enemy by the despotic command of a leader who does not share the danger, but the service becomes free and glorious, when the general rides to the front Principles last for ever ;but special rules pass away with the things and conditions to which they refer A principle is best seen in its practical application ;a rule in its examples. From Ecce Homo (M acmillan Co., 1886). For much generous advice and assistance in the preparation of this book, the author desires to tender his best thanks to his former pupils, Sir John D. McC lure, M.A., LL.D., Mus. D., Lond., and S. E. L. Spooner-L illingston, Esq., M.A., Mus. D., Oxon, who, together withE gbert F. Horner, Esq., Mus. D., Dunelm, and the Rev. Vernon Russell, M.A., have contributed useful examples to illustrate its rules: and to Sir John D. McC lure, Dr. Horner, andE dward dE vry, Esq., F.R.C.O., for further help in revising the proof-sheets. The present book goes forth in as perfect a form as, at this present time the writer can achieve; but his own long experience as a teac(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)