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One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact.


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Author Bio


  • NameAlfred de Vigny
  • DescriptionFrench poet, playwright, and novelist
  • AliasesAlfred Victor de Vigny
  • BornMarch 27, 1797
  • DiedSeptember 17, 1863
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Playwright; Poet; Novelist