“ things are only prized when they are well set off. ”
Molière, The Pretentious Young Ladies (1659). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | The Pretentious Young Ladies |
| Topic | prize |
| Date | 1659 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Henri van Laun |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pretentious_Young_Ladies |
Context
“it appears, however, from contemporary authors, that the accusations brought by our author against them were well-founded.]
CAT. Indeed! that is one way of making an audience feel the beauties of any work; things are only prized when they are well set off.
MASC. What do you think of my top-knot, sword-knot, and rosettes? Do you find them harmonize with my coat?
[Footnote: In the original petite oie; this was first, the name given to the giblets of a goose, oie;”
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