"Saltarello" Quotes from Famous Books
... received merrily and rejoicingly by their friends; they ate little and drank much and became gay; they sang, and played on the guitar; the Saltarello sounded and the dance began. Two Roman girls, models of the young artists, joined in the dance and merriment; two pretty Bacchante! They had no Psyche forms, they were not delicate beautiful roses, but fresh, ... — The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales. • Hans Christian Andersen |