Note 80 — LETTER XXI.
Reading edition
The Germans say, “Sand in die Augen streuen,” to scatter sand (not dust) in the eyes. Here, as in so many other cases, difference of idiom destroys a ‘jeu de mots.’—Transl.
Reading edition
The Germans say, “Sand in die Augen streuen,” to scatter sand (not dust) in the eyes. Here, as in so many other cases, difference of idiom destroys a ‘jeu de mots.’—Transl.