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

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Garson O'Toole  wrote:
>> le sublime ne doit point
>> etre force quoi, il touche au ridicule, & par consequent se
>> detruit.

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

Thank you very much, Wilson, for providing the above translation.
Garson

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