O Earth! all bathed with blood and tears, yet never Hast th… - Germaine de Staël

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O Earth! all bathed with blood and tears, yet never Hast thou ceased putting forth thy fruit and flowers.

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About Germaine de Staël

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (April 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad, who determined literary tastes of Europe at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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Alternative Names: Madame de Staël • Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël • Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker • Mme de Staël • Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël • Anne-Louise-Germaine, Mme de Staël-Holstein • Baroness de Staël-Holstein Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker • Germaine de Staël-Holstein • Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein • Anne-Louise Germaine Necker

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Madame de Staël thought it was pride in mankind to endeavour to penetrate the secret of the universe; and speaking of the higher metaphysics she said: "I prefer the Lord's Prayer to it all."

La religion n'est rien si elle n'est pas tout, si l'existence n'en est pas remplie.

All that is natural is varied.

O Earth! all bathed with blood and tears, yet never Hast thou ceased putting forth thy fruit and flowers. - Germaine de Staël

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