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The day is not purer than the depths of my heart.

Jean Racine

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Jean Racine
Age: 59 †
Born: 1639
Born: December 1
Died: 1699
Died: April 21
Author
Dramatist
Historian
Librettist
Playwright
Poet
Translator
Writer
Ferté-Milon (La)
Jean Baptiste Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine
Depths
Purity
Innocence
Depth
Heart
Purer
Chastity

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