Monday, October 02, 2017
Nos Nequiores
Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), from his poem "Melancholia" (my translation):
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Ah, what a difference, and what midgets we seem compared with these ancients! Like wine turned sour, the blood of our ancestors has gone bad in our veins...Related post: Progress or Regress?
Ah! quelle différence, et que près de ces vieux
Nous paraissons mesquins! Le sang de nos aïeux,
Comme un vin qui s'aigrit s'est tourné dans nos veines...
