Fiction

New and lengthier prose

Of relatable events are

Violin bows that

Elicit vibrations in the

Literate soul.

Page 2 of the following link refers to Stendhal’s quote in “The Life of Henry Brulard” about a novel being like violin bow. I found this simile while researching the history of today’s acrostic word.

https://books.google.com/books?id=-3h_BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=Stendhal+quote+about+a+novel+being+like+a+violin+bow+in+the+life+of+henry+brulard&source=bl&ots=a5AQt_e51S&sig=ZjCGNSkOCwmCSHj0ULOlyTCPhtM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc96jM4LTeAhVRLX0KHVO6AeUQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Stendhal%20quote%20about%20a%20novel%20being%20like%20a%20violin%20bow%20in%20the%20life%20of%20henry%20brulard&f=false