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Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty.

Alfred de Vigny

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Alfred de Vigny
Age: 66 †
Born: 1797
Born: March 27
Died: 1863
Died: September 17
Diarist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
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Writer
Alfred Victor de Vigny
Alfred Victor
comte de Vigny
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Beauty
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