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Nothing which does not transport is poetry. The lyre is a winged instrument.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
Writer
Transport
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Poetry
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Lyre
Winged

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