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Born October 30, 1871 • Sète • France
Died July 20, 1945 (aged 73) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Album de vers anciens, 1890–1900” • “Charmes ou poèmes” • “La Conquête allemande” • “La Jeune Parque” • “Le Yalou” • “The Graveyard by the Sea”

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