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He who will travel far spares his steed.

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Jean Racine
Age: 59 †
Born: 1639
Born: December 1
Died: 1699
Died: April 21
Author
Dramatist
Historian
Librettist
Playwright
Poet
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Writer
Ferté-Milon (La)
Jean Baptiste Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine
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Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes.
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The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes.
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To repair the irreparable ravages of time.
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My death, taking the light from my eyes, gives back to the day the purity which they soiled.
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And forever goodbye! Forever! Oh, Sir, can you imagine how dreadful this cruel word sounds when one loves?
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