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Alfred de Vigny was a French poet born on March 27, 1797, and died on September 17, 1863. His poetry, deeply influenced by Romanticism, is known for its profound emotion and unique style.

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“Do you not see with your own eyes the chrysalis fact assume by degrees the wings of fiction?”

Facts Eye Fiction Degrees Wings Assuming Chrysalis

Book:Cinq Mars

Source: Cinq Mars

“Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?”

Ifs Facts Use Evil Memories Example

Book:Cinq Mars (Complete)

Source: Cinq Mars (Complete)

“I think, then, that man, after having satisfied his first longing for facts, wanted something fuller - some grouping, some adaptation to his capacity and experience, of the links of this vast chain of events which his sight could not take in.”

Thinking Men Firsts Facts Wanted Events Capacity Experience Sight Longing Satisfied Chains Ties Links Adaptation Chain Of Events

Book:Cinq Mars (Complete)

Source: Cinq Mars (Complete)

“One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact.”

Two Facts Hands Might Opinion Stage Thirds Originals Composition Public Opinion

Book:Cinq Mars

Source: Cinq Mars

About the Author

Born: March 27, 1797
Died: September 17, 1863
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 53

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