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Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves. [Fr., Lynx envers nos pareils, et taupes envers nous.]
Jean de La Fontaine
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Jean de La Fontaine
Age: 73 †
Born: 1621
Born: June 8
Died: 1695
Died: April 13
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French Moralist
Lawyer
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Chateau-Thierry
J. de La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
Jean de Lafontaine
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