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A Book of Burlesques 18One of the Critics

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A Book of Burlesques 18

One of the Critics

MenckenEnglish
The ass is dragging it. Doesn't con brio mean--well, what the devil does it mean? I forget. I must look it up before I write the notice. Somehow, brio suggests cheese. Anyhow, Pachmann plays it a damn sight faster. It's safe to say that, at all events.

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Mencken — A Book of Burlesques (H. L. Mencken) (author lived 1880–1956). Public Domain. H. L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #22145. Source

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A Book of Burlesques 19

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