The cry of grief for the dead in battle; that is the note in all early literature, occidental and Oriental.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
No occidental instrument had ever such a golden, conquering tone.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
The animated clatter of an occidental gathering may seem discordant when compared with the solemnity of a London drawing-room; but in this artificial age it should prove refreshing to one who admits a fondness for open-hearted naturalness.
"With Edge Tools"
Hobart Chatfield-Taylor