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chopin

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The chopin was a Scottish measurement of volume, usually for fluids, that was in use from at least 1661, though possibly 15th century, until the mid 19th century. The measurement was derived from the French measure chopine an old and widespread unit of liquid capacity, first recorded in the 13th century. A chopin is equivalent to 0.848 litres. 1 chopin is 8 gills 1 chopin is 2 mutchkins 2 chopins is the equivalent of 1 (Scots) pint (or joug) 16 chopins is the equivalent of 1 (Scots) gallon References See also Obsolete Scottish units of measurement

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“Give me a kiss, dearest lover. I'm certain that you still love me, and I fear you always, like some tyrant over me. I don't know why, but I fear you. Upon my word, only you have power over me, you and... no one else.”
— Chopin to Tytus Woyciechowski, 5 October 1830
“I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me.”
— Quoted in Arthur Hedley, Chopin (1947).
“Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano!”
— As quoted in Chopin and the Swedish Nightingale.
“I could express my feelings more easily if they could be put into the notes of music, but as the very best concert would not cover my affection for you, dear daddy, I must use the simple words of my heart, to lay before you my utmost gratitude and filial affection”
— As quoted in Chopin's Letter.
“I astonished Kalkbrenner, who at once asked me, was I not a pupil of Field, because I have Cramer's method and Field's touch. (That delighted me.)”
— His letter to Tytus Woyciechowski in Poturzyn. Paris, 12 December 1831.
“Nothing is more beautiful than a good guitar, save perhaps two.”
— Cited—as a "saying of Chopin"–by in Poor Folk in Spain (1922), p. 229.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named chopin: crater on Mercury · Polish sailing ship · opera by Giacomo Orefice · unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana,

Notable quotes

“Give me a kiss, dearest lover. I'm certain that you still love me, and I fear you always, like some tyrant over me. I don't know why, but I fear you. Upon my word, only you have power over me, you and... no one else.”
— Chopin to Tytus Woyciechowski, 5 October 1830
“I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me.”
— Quoted in Arthur Hedley, Chopin (1947).
“Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano!”
— As quoted in Chopin and the Swedish Nightingale.
“I could express my feelings more easily if they could be put into the notes of music, but as the very best concert would not cover my affection for you, dear daddy, I must use the simple words of my heart, to lay before you my utmost gratitude and filial affection”
— As quoted in Chopin's Letter.
“I astonished Kalkbrenner, who at once asked me, was I not a pupil of Field, because I have Cramer's method and Field's touch. (That delighted me.)”
— His letter to Tytus Woyciechowski in Poturzyn. Paris, 12 December 1831.
“Nothing is more beautiful than a good guitar, save perhaps two.”
— Cited—as a "saying of Chopin"–by in Poor Folk in Spain (1922), p. 229.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

The chopin was a Scottish measurement of volume, usually for fluids, that was in use from at least 1661, though possibly 15th century, until the mid 19th century. The measurement was derived from the French measure chopine an old and widespread unit of liquid capacity, first recorded in the 13th century. A chopin is equivalent to 0.848 litres. 1 chopin is 8 gills 1 chopin is 2 mutchkins 2 chopins is the equivalent of 1 (Scots) pint (or joug) 16 chopins is the equivalent of 1 (Scots) gallon References See also Obsolete Scottish units of measurement

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).