CHAPTER VII.

AMATEURS.

The amateur compared with the professor—the witty DUKE of BUCKINGHAM—a saying of Dr. Johnson’s—Dr. Cooke giving a lesson—The BARON BACH—characteristic sketches—amateur quartett-parties—a story, with a _mistake_!—Sir WILLIAM HAMILTON—Epigrams—on an aged musical trifler—_Ralph Rasper_—advice to amateurs—the scales—Corelli’s solos—Spohr’s Violin-School—no real self-taught violinists—epigram—self-knowledge necessary—qualities necessary to the leader of an amateur party—opera music—listening to classical quartetts—a story—friendly advice in rhyme.—_pp. 312, et seq._