A quote from J. Huneker's Chopin, the Man and His Music

"The E major Nocturne has a bardic (吟遊詩人) ring. Its song is almost declamatory and not at all sentimental--unless so distorted--as Niecks would have us imagine. The intermediate portion is wavering and passionate, like the middle of the F sharp major Nocturne. If shows no decrease in creative vigor or lyrical fancy. ..." p.149