Thanks, John. Some sanity at last. Apparently Lewis doesn't know that
it was Jefferson who said it: "And our own dear Monticello . . .  How
sublime to look down into the workhouse of nature, to see her clouds,
hail, snow, rain, thunder, all fabricated at our feet!" It's in one of
his most famous letters -- the "Head and Heart" letter. I assumed that
specialists would immediately get the allusion. But it whizzed right
past Lewis.

Henry

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:15 PM, John Maass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Is not Jan Lewis being a bit overblown when she faults the author for saying that Monticello was above the clouds?  It is an obvious literary device, and I doubt it is meant to be taken literally by the author. Some of Jefferson's visitors also described the spot in similar terms, if I am not mistaken. If Lewis can't recognize this kind of writing, esp. in an intro., I'd hate to read one of her books....
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