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Quotation from Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

“Nothing more solemn than a tear--sublimer;”

Edmond Rostand (spoken by Cyrano)

Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 1, Scene 5, trans. Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard

Portrait of Edmond Rostand

Le Bret asks if he weeps; Cyrano says he will never let a tear run down such a nose and turn grief into laughter.

Citation: "Nothing more solemn than a tear--sublimer;" — Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 1, Scene 5, trans. Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard. (id cyrano-de-bergerac-q3)

Portrait: M. Coquelin aîné. Porte Saint-Martin. Cyrano de Bergerac : [photographie, tirage de démonstration] / [Atelier Nadar], Atelier Nadar. Photographe, Public domain.

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