C'est l'Ennui! — l'œil chargé d'un pleur involontaire, Il r… - Charles Baudelaire

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C'est l'Ennui! — l'œil chargé d'un pleur involontaire,
Il rêve d'échafauds en fumant son houka.
Tu le connais, lecteur, ce monstre délicat, — Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!

Charles Baudelaire

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Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.

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Alternative Names: Baudelaire • Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs • Charles Pierre Baudelaire • Charles-Pierre Baudelaire

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— Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!

Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!

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