Note 788 — Chapter III · GOETHE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. (continued 2)
Reading edition
He praises the mot, “According to Burke, the Beautiful is a tolerably pretty strumpet, and the Sublime is a grenadier with a big moustache.” Who said this?
Reading edition
He praises the mot, “According to Burke, the Beautiful is a tolerably pretty strumpet, and the Sublime is a grenadier with a big moustache.” Who said this?