"L'Isolement", Méditations Poétiques (1820)
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Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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About Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louise Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine) (October 21, 1790 – February 28, 1869) was a French writer, poet, and politician.
About Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louise Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine) (October 21, 1790 – February 28, 1869) was a French writer, poet, and politician.
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