Yes, my eyes are closed to your light. I am a beast, a nigger. But I can be saved. You are sham niggers, you, maniacs, fiends, misers. Merchant, you … - Arthur Rimbaud

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Yes, my eyes are closed to your light. I am a beast, a nigger. But I can be saved. You are sham niggers, you, maniacs, fiends, misers. Merchant, you are a nigger; Judge, you are a nigger; General, you are a nigger; Emperor, old itch, you are a nigger: you have drank of the untaxed liquor of Satan’s still.

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About Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet.

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Alternative Names: Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud Rimbaud
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عندما ينتهي استعباد المرأة غير المتناهي، وعندما تحيا هي من أجل ذاتها وبذاتها، ويكون الرجل قد وهبها انطلاقتها، فستغدو شاعرةً هي أيضاً

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