Fahie, J. J. (John Joseph), 1846-1934 · London, J. Murray · leaf 75
often surrounded bygroups of his friends, or pupils, whom he nowsported with, now charmed with performances onthe lute, which he touched with a masters hand— As sweet and musicalAs bright Apollos lute, strung with his hair, now conversed, as they strolled along the arbourand under the spreading… … o i6io RESIDENT PUPILS 49 imagine how charming and instructive his con-versations were, for Galileo had the habit ofallowing no natural phenomena, however trivialin appearance, to escape him, and he found theadvantage of this in his lectures and writings,as it furnished him with a stock of…
