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GILLES DE CAUX French poet (1682 - 1733) What is it [the world], in fact? A glass which shines, which a breath can destroy, and which a breath has produced.   [Fr., Quel est-il en effet? C'est un verre qui luit.     Qu'un souffle peut detruitre, et qu'un souffle a produit.]       - L'Horloge de Sable,         in D'Israeli's "Curiosities of Literature--Imitations and Similarities"         [World] Last Revised: 2008 June 30 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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