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Alfred de Musset was a 19th-century French writer. Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave

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“Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.”
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