Word: nocturna
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...Army Medical Library "now contains 394,003 volumes, 558,616 pamphlets - in all 952,619 volumes and pamphlets." Current periodicals being indexed: 1,509. Oldest: Johannes Gerson's De Polhitione Nocturna, published in Cologne in 1467. All publications in the Army Medical
...programme at the third recital consisted of two movements from a Suite of Bach's; Sonates op. 31 and op. 110 by Beethoven; Nocturna op. 37 in G Major, and Tarentelle, by Chopin. The two Chopin numbers were very characteristic, especially the Nocturne; in fact, we know of no other single composition in which the peculiar and almost unique beauty of this thought is so clearly marked. This number was encored, and during the few seconds of applause certain men of '82 manifested an astounding desire to warm the hands. Mr. Paine's performance impressed us as notably conscientious...
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