Violin Family Instruments

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    “So I cradle this average violin that knows
    Only forgotten showtunes, but argues
    The possibility of free declamation anchored
    To a dull refrain....”
    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)

    “The agent’s steep and steady stare
    Corroded to a grin.
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    Move your family in!”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.”
    —Denis Diderot (1713–84)