Arthur Rimbaud, A Season in Hell
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I saw myself in front of an angry mob, facing a firing squad, weeping incomprehensible sorrows and forgiving them! — Like Joan of Arc!
— Arthur Rimbaud on Joan of Arc
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About Arthur Rimbaud
Arthur Rimbaud (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet.
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