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Born in April 9, 1821 / Died in August 31, 1867 / France / French

Poems by Charles Baudelaire

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Sonnet Of Autumn

... And will not bare the secret of their shame ...

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My Earlier Life

... And the nude slaves, all impregnated with odors,Who refreshed my brow with waving palms ...

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Exotic Perfume

... While the faint odours from green tamarisks blown, ...

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The Bad Monk

... On the great walls of ancient cloisters were nailed ...

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The Venal Muse

... When you cannot feel your palace, just your empty billfold, ...

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The Temptation

... Her voice makes perfume when she speaks, ...

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The Swan

... His nervous wings, he cried (his heart the while ...

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The Eyes Of Beauty

... ah, no more Seek in me for a heart which those dogs ate ...

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The Dance Of Death

... From Seine's cold quays to Ganges' burning stream, ...

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The Sadness Of The Moon

... And when, at times, wrapped in her languor deep, ...

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Spleen

... Will never warm this dead man's bloodless pains, ...

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A Former Life

... The rolling surge that mirrored all the skies ...

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Reversibility

... With hands clenched in the shade and tears of gall, ...

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Music

... With breast advanced, drinking the winds that flee, ...

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The Living Flame

... the sun Dims not your flame phantastical and bright ...