--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > <snip> > > > 'Behold the nose that mars the harmony > > > Of its master's phiz! blushing its treachery!' > > > --Such, my dear sir, is what you might have said, > > > Had you of wit or letters the least jot... > > > > > > --Edmond Rostand, "Cyrano de Bergerac" > > > > Beautiful! > > Old-fashioned, but fun. I suspect the original > French is full of puns and wordplay that the > English translation doesn't even hint at. > > They sure knew how to do insults in those days...
Just the use of the language is what I find amazing- overwhelming, even. Like Shakespeare, who I find to be the greatest English writer of all time, but can only read about a page of his at one sitting, because the perfection and density of his writing so saturates my mind, that to read more is impossible for me. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/