When A Modest Man Praises Himself, People

The Transcendental Promises A Vacation From History.

Work Saves Us From Melancholy. Pleasure Exposes Us To It.

Tales Of Adultery Are Much Improved By Period Costumes.

I Like The Old Wisdom--puns, Riddles, Spells, Proverbs.

Every Literary Critic Believes He Will Outwit History And Have The Last Word.