A maiden's longing's a consuming fire;
A hundred times more fierce a nun's desire.
• Chant II (tr. Harbottle)
A hundred times more fierce a nun's desire.
• Chant II (tr. Harbottle)
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Désir de fille est un feu qui dévore;
Désir de nonne est cent fois pis encore.
— Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Désir de fille est un feu qui dévore;
Désir de nonne est cent fois pis encore." in the context of "A maiden's longing's a consuming fire;
A hundred times more fierce a nun's desire.
• Chant II (tr. Harbottle)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset" (Quotes, Vert-Vert (1734))
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About Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (29 August 1709 – 16 June 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert, the humorous story of a parrot and a convent of nuns.
About Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (29 August 1709 – 16 June 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert, the humorous story of a parrot and a convent of nuns.
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