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Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly.
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
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Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Age: 75 †
Born: 1636
Born: January 1
Died: 1711
Died: January 1
Historian
Lawyer
Literary Critic
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Writer
Paris
France
Boileau
Nicolas Boileau
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
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Foolishly
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