The ancient Sclavonic, which is the language of the Eastern Church, possesses great majesty.

More guttural than the idioms which have arisen from it, it is severe and monotonous yet of great dignity, like the Byzantine paintings preserved in the worship to which it is consecrated.

It has throughout the characteristics of a sacred language which has only been used for the expression of one feeling and has never been modulated or fashioned by profane wants.] Chopin mingled a charming grace with all the intercourse which he held with his relatives.

Not satisfied with limiting his whole correspondence to them alone, he profited by his stay in Paris to procure for them the thousand agreeable surprises given by the novelties, the bagatelles, the little gifts which charm through their beauty, or attract as being the first seen of their kind.

He sought for all that he had reason to believe would please his friends in Warsaw, adding constant presents to his many letters.