dedicated to the Blessed Virgin committed by their parents at birth to become nuns.
Chopin [Frédéric] François Chopin (1810–1849); Polish composer and pianist, lived in France after 1831.
Bon Dieu Good God.
pathos the quality in something experienced or observed that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion.
repose to lie at rest.
grotesque ludicrously eccentric or strange; ridiculous; absurd.
