No water murmurs but what my flute pours On the chord sprin… - Stéphane Mallarmé

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No water murmurs but what my flute pours On the chord sprinkled thicket; and the sole wind Prompt to exhale from my two pipes, before It scatters the sound in a waterless shower, Is, on the horizon's unwrinkled space, The visible serene artificial breath Of inspiration, which regains the sky.

Stéphane Mallarmé

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Stéphane Mallarmé (March 18 1842 – September 9 1898), born Étienne Mallarmé, was a poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism.

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Alternative Names: Stephane Mallarme • Steph. Mallarme • Etienne Mallarmé • Etienne Mallarme • Mallarmé • Étienne Mallarmé

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