§ 280 Going and Coming
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Two scholars, a Frenchman and an Italian, were having an argument. Each insisted his own country had produced the most distinguished literary figure that had ever lived.
“Dante,” said the Italian, “was the greatest of all writers. Dante went to hell.”
“Bah!” cried the Frenchman, “Baudelaire was a thousand times greater than Dante. Baudelaire came from hell.”