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Asprezza and Sprezzatura – A Paean to the Pioneer of the Madrigal – my homage to William Drummond

Posted on November 27, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

(First published in The Fortnightly Review, 16 Nov 2015 – and now to be found online as an appendix to The Step is the Foot) “Like the Idalian queen,Her hair about her eyne,With neck and breast’s ripe apples to be … Continue reading →

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