The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-14
OUR FAv0RITE QUOTATION.
The Editor Gets Into Deep Water While
Trying to Assist In Good Worl.s


Then our troubles began. The most
frequent and favorite of our quotations
would not look we'll in a work dedicated
to the down laying of church carpet.
1t is neither profane nor vulgar but it
is too light, trivial and altogether inap.
propriate. Its publication would not
at once establish our reputation as
deep thinker and man of wide dis.
cernment and so we concluded to resort
to hypocrisy and book of quotations
and palm off something as our flavor.
lite" which would at least be well
thought of and perhaps envied by the
other contributors.
From early childhood when in senti-
mental mood the lines beginning
THE rose is red
The vioets blue"
have been prime favorite not only
with us but with sundry maidens of
our acquaintance. 1t is needless to say
who vetoed that quotation.
Hogg's beautiful lines
30 love, love, love
Love is like a diz .iness
1t winna let poor body
Gang about his Dizziness"
was also vetoed by the same authority.
Not succeeding in sentimental vein
we next bethought ourselves of Dry
den s sybaritic lines
war. he sung is toll and trouble
Honor but an empty bubble
If the world is worth thy winning
Think oh think it worth enjoying"
The same authority said we ought to
be ashamed of ourselves as the quota
ton might lead some one away from
high ideals and so we wickedly suggest
ed two stanzas from the epic of Tam
O:Sbanter-
"Kings may be blest but Tam was glorious
Ger all the ills of life victorious"
This did not pass the censorship by a
long shot. Then we had bright idea,
we would select a quotation from some
living author, and write him of the dis
tinguished honor we we're about to con-
fer upon him and ask for his auto
graph. This idea was approved and q
search through current literature com,
menced. Magazine poetry was soon
barred as too inane for republication.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's lines were, 8
trife too sizzling and Kipling not at ali
on the sacred order, and besides we ex.
pected the book would fairly bristle
with
To be honest. the quotation which
impressed US most favorably was one
taken from recent editorial in the
REVIEW, but the censor, while agree
ing in the choice, thought some might
think it egotistical, and besides the
autograph would be OF no value. even
on check. Il. r. - Sly
Not wishing to give place to any other
living author we again searched among
the writings of the dead. We have
found quo tation
"There is room in this world for us all;
there is room enough for all of our thoughts;
out upon the intellectual sea there is room
for every sail and in the intellectual air
there is space for every wing. "-Ingersoll.
It is deep, sonorous and profound, it
ought to give us spendid reputation
as student and will doubtless do much
to revive interest in the works of the
deceased author, but as a ''favorite''
quotation 1t is black, living, mons
trous lie, a sham and hypocriscy.
Think of man stopping as he turns
out the cat at night to spout seven lines
about intellectual seas' and such
stuff. Think of poor editor receiving
the kicking subscriber with comment
about room for every SAIL" or Shout
ing at the Office devil about there being
''space for every wing"
Our real tavorite quotation is
no we shall keep that to oursevles;abut
we wonder if any one else has put up
job on that quotation book.
The city council held an adjourned