“ Love for the beauty of eternal things Cannot destroy our love for earthly beauty ”
Molière, Tartuffe or The Impostor (1669). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | Tartuffe or The Impostor |
| Topic | beauty love |
| Date | 1669 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Curtis Hidden Page |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tartuffe_or_the_Hypocrite |
Context
“You mean you cannot love terrestrial things.
TARTUFFE
The heart within my bosom is not stone.
ELMIRE
I well believe your sighs all tend to Heaven,
And nothing here below can stay your thoughts.
TARTUFFE
Love for the beauty of eternal things
Cannot destroy our love for earthly beauty;
Our mortal senses well may be entranced
By perfect works that Heaven has fashioned here.
Its charms reflected shine in such as you,
And in yourself, its rarest miracles;
It has displayed such marvels in your face,”
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