“O seasons, O castles,
What soul is without flaws?”

—  Arthur Rimbaud

O saisons, ô châteaux,
Quelle âme est sans défauts ?
Bonheur http://www.mag4.net/Rimbaud/poesies/Happiness.html (Happiness)

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Ô saisons, ô chateaux Quelle âme est sans défaut?

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French Decadent and Symbolist poet 1854–1891

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