On the other hand, although Field's priority and influence on Chopin must be admitted, the unprejudiced cannot but perceive that the latter is no imitator.

Even where, as for instance in Op.

9, Nos.

1 and 2, the mejody or the form of the accompaniment shows a distinct reminiscence of Field, such is the case only for a few notes, and the next moment Chopin is what nobody else could be.

To watch a great man's growth, to trace a master's noble achievements from their humble beginnings, has a charm for most minds.
I, therefore, need not fear the reader's displeasure if I direct his attention to some points, notable on this account--in this case to the wide-meshed chords and light-winged flights of notes, and the foreshadowing of the Coda of Op.