She’s a mortal danger without knowing it, Undreamed of in h… - Edmond Rostand

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She’s a mortal danger without knowing it,
Undreamed of in her own dreams exquisite,
A roseleaf ambush where love lurks to seize
The unwary heart. The unwary eye that sees
Her smile sees pearled perfection. She can knit
Grace from a twine of air. The heavens sit
In every gesture. Of divinities, She’s most divine.

Edmond Rostand

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Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1 April 1868 - 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist most famous for his fictional play Cyrano de Bergerac, based upon the life of Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Alternative Names: Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand

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To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.

Abia noaptea-i minunat sa crezi in lumina

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