Satan be praised! Glory to you on High where once you reigned in Heaven, and in the Pit where now you dream in taciturn defeat! Grant that my soul, o… - Charles Baudelaire
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Satan be praised! Glory to you on High
where once you reigned in Heaven, and in the
Pit where now you dream in taciturn defeat!
Grant that my soul, one day, beneath the Tree
of Knowledge, meet you when above your brow
its branches, like a second Temple, spread!
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About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Notwist (Public domain / CC0)
Also Known As
Pen Names:
Pierre de Fayis
Alternative Names:
Baudelaire
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire
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Charles-Pierre Baudelaire
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