I Was Born Out Of Due Time In The Sense That By Temperament And Talent I Should Have Been More Suited For The Life Of A Small Bach, Living In Anonymity And Composing Regularly For An Established Service And For God. - SearchQuotes

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I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for God.

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