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g,

,,heborrowedmoneyfromeverybodywhowasgoodforaloan--men,women,friends,,sometimesgrovelingwithoutshame,atotherloftilyofferinghisintendedbenefactortheprivilegeofcontributingtohissupport,

--certainlyheneverknew--$6,000topaythemostpressingofhisdebtsinonecity,andayearlaterhadtogivehim$16,

,--anywealthywoman--

,orbytheirusefulnesstohim,--evenbysomuchasrefusingdinnerinvitation--orbegantolesseninusefulness,

--innewspapers,inpolicereports,inthetestimonyofpeoplewhoknewhim,inhisownletters,'

Becausethisundersized,sickly,disagreeable,'sgreatestdramatists;hewasagreatthinker;hewasoneofthemoststupendousmusicalgeniusesthat,uptonow,

Whenyouconsiderwhathewrote--thirteenoperasandmusicdramas,elevenofthemstillholdingthestage,eightofthemunquestionablyworthrankingamongtheworld'sgreatmusico-dramaticmasterpieces--whenyoulistentowhathewrote,thedebtsandheartachesthatpeoplehadtoendurefromhimdon',atleast,faterewardedNapoleon,themanwhoruinedFranceandlootedEurope;andthenperhapsyouwillagreethatafewthousanddollars'

Whatifhewasfaithlesstohisfriendsandtohiswives?Hehadonemistresstowhomhewasfaithfultothedayofhisdeath:,,ordownrightbad,,'tburstunderthetormentofthedemonofcreativeenergythatlivedinsidehim,struggling,clawing,scratchingtobereleased;tearing,,?

NewWords

monster

;ananimalorplantthatisveryunlikethoseusuallyfoundinnature

undersized

;toosmall

sickly

,unhealthyandoftenill

agony

coarse

;rough

delusion

grandeur

,nobility

delusionofgrandeur