Vad Monologue from The Learned Women

From The Learned Women by Molière

male · sarcastic · 1:09 min

The fault of authors is to burden conversation with their productions; to be at the Palais, in the walks, in the drawing-rooms, or at table, the indefatigable readers of their tedious verses. As for me, I think nothing more ridiculous than an author who goes about begging for praise, who, preying on the ears of the first comers, often makes them the martyrs of his night watches. I have never been guilty of such foolish conceit, and I am in that respect of the opinion of a Greek, who by an express law forbade all his wise men any unbecoming anxiety to read their works.--Here are some little verses for young lovers upon which I should like to have your opinion. (TRI: Your verses have beauties unequalled by any others.) Venus and the Graces reign in all yours. (TRI: You have an easy style, and a fine choice of words.) In all your writings one finds ithos and pathos.

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