Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its div… — Quoted

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“Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism.”

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel · Imagination

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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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