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The long sobs
Of the violins
Of autumn
Pierce my heart
With monotonous languor.
Paul Verlaine
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The drawn-out sobs of autumn's violins wound my heart with a monotonous languor.
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The long sobs of
The violins
Of autumn
Lay waste my heart
With monotones
Of boredom.
Paul Verlaine
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
Cole Porter
Paul Verlaine
Born:
March 30, 1844
Died:
January 8, 1896
(aged 51)
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