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Phèdre (1677)
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Ariane, my sister, wounded by what love,
You died on the shores where you were abandoned.
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Crime, like virtue, has its degrees;
And timid innocence was never known
To blossom suddenly into extreme license.
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It's no longer a burning within my veins: it's Venus entire latched onto her prey.
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All afflicts and injures me, and conspires to my injury.
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It is no longer a passion hidden in my heart:
It is Venus herself fastened to her prey.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Born:
December 22, 1639
Died:
April 21, 1699
(aged 59)
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