Quotes from Constantin-François de Volney's books, and about them
Spoon River Anthology on The Ruins: “For those of you who could not see the virtue Of knowing Volney's "Ruins" as well as Butler's "Analogy" And "Faust" as well as "Evangeline," Were really the power in the village, And often you asked me "What is the use of knowing the evil in the world?"”