the feast of reason and the flow of soul

the feast of reason and the flow of soul
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(the feast of reason and the flow of soul (тж. a feast of reason and a flow of soul))
умная, интеллектуальная беседа [строка из стихотворения А. Попа (A. Pope, 1688 - 1744): There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl, The feast of reason and the flow of soul. (‘Satires and Epistles’, book II, Satire 1)]

...I can hear of no preparation whatever to give a suitable reception to so distinguished a visitor. Perhaps they entertained him with "the feast of reason and the flow of soul". (E. Gaskell, ‘Cranford’, ch. II) — ...мне неизвестно о каких-либо приготовлениях к приему столь знатного гостя. Может быть, его развлекали интеллектуальной беседой.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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