Chapter 25 WILLIAM HERSCHEL CONDUCTS

Was it a dream?-that crowded concert-room

In Bath; that sea of ruffles and laced coats;

And William Herschel, in his powdered wig,

Waiting upon the platform, to conduct

His choir and Linley's orchestra? He stood

Tapping his music-rest, lost in his own thoughts

And (did I hear or dream them?) all were mine:

My periwig's askew, m