May T. McKean, in _Zion’s Advocate_, reports an acquaintance as
saying to her:
I wish I could say the thoughts that come to me, but I could no
more speak in a meeting than I could fly. I could not preside
at even the smallest meeting. Indeed, I can scarcely make a
motion in our own little circle. The sound of my own voice
frightens me; it sounds queer and hollow and far off, and I
forget everything I had in mind before. But, honestly, I believe
I could be a more useful woman in Christ’s kingdom if I were not
so timid. I guess I did not begin right. I was always afraid
I would not say or do the right thing, and now I can not do
anything. (Text.)
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A master in Italian music was Arcangelo Corelli. He was once
performing with Handel, and on another occasion with Scarlatti,
in the presence of the King in Naples, when his cunning failed
him and he made certain faults in execution which so chagrined
the artist that he died broken-hearted from brooding over his
mistakes.
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See GENIUS DISCOUNTED; SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS; TACT.
=Tipping=--See RIDICULE, APT.
=Tithes=--See GIVING, FAITHFUL.
=Titles=--See LABELS, MISLEADING.
=Toast, Witty=--See WASHINGTON, GEORGE.