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You who love wild passions, flee the holy austerity of my pleasures. All here breathes of God, peace and truth.
Jean Racine
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Jean Racine
Age: 59 †
Born: 1639
Born: December 1
Died: 1699
Died: April 21
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Jean Baptiste Racine
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