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I recover my property wherever I find it.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
Dramaturge
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Molière
Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière
Property
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Plagiarism
Recover
Wherever
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To create a public scandal is what's wicked to sin in private is not a sin.
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