Jean Passerat

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Born	October 18, 1534 • Troyes • France
Died	September 14, 1602 (aged 67) • Paris • France

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

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Poetry: First Lines

4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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