"Sybaritism" Quotes from Famous Books
... His sybaritism of purity, his apprehension of what was commonplace, were such that even in "Don Giovanni," even in this immortal chef-d'oeuvre, he discovered passages the presence of which we have heard him regret. His worship of Mozart was not thereby ... — Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician - Volume 1-2, Complete • Frederick Niecks
... did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar. He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye ... — When Egypt Went Broke • Holman Day |