[Ads-l] Adage: There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 8:56 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> le sublime ne doit point
> =EAtre forc=E9; sans quoi, il touche au ridicule, & par cons=E9quent se
> d=E9truit.
>

the sublime must not be forced, lest it brush against the ridiculous and,
consequently, be destroyed.


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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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