d be thine, thou gentle fold
Of peace at will.
No change, no sullenness, no cheat
In thee we find;
Thy saddest voice is ever sweet,
Thine answer kind.

[Transcriber's Note:

The following typographical errors have been corrected:

"Stien," "Stiens," and "Stienert" have been changed to "Stein,"
"Steins," and "Steinert" in a number of places throughout the text.

The incorrect page number in the list of illustrations for the Charles
Albrecht piano illustration has been changed.]

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