Artistic affairs here are in so vile a condition, so rotten, so fit for decay, that only a bold Scytheman is required who understands the right cut.
"Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1"
Francis Hueffer (translator)
He had been moved to come from a whisper in his soul; and he had the sure conviction of the predestinarian that he was not to be the victim of "The Scytheman" before his appointed time.
"The Weavers, Complete"
Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 14, 2009