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Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.

Alfred de Vigny

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Alfred de Vigny
Age: 66 †
Born: 1797
Born: March 27
Died: 1863
Died: September 17
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Alfred Victor de Vigny
Alfred Victor
comte de Vigny
Always
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