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What a wonderful work Wagner has done for humanity in translating the…
Quote byMargaret Barber · 1869–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Roadmender (1902), Chapter II.
English (original)
What a wonderful work Wagner has done for humanity in translating the toil of life into the readable script of music! For those who seek the tale of other worlds his magic is silent; but earth-travail under his wand becomes instinct with rhythmic song to an accompaniment of the elements, and the blare and crash of the bottomless pit itself.
— Margaret Barber
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