The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Flaneur VII [for the Saturday Press]

The Flaneur. "The Flaneur VII [for the Saturday Press]." New-York Saturday Press, May 12, 1866, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

An article differentiating philosophy and Pantagruelism, (the latter is favored by the Flaneur) comparing them to a potato and a rose, respectively. He explains that the rose requires cultivation, whereas the potato grows naturally.