Charles Baudelaire
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It seems I drink Bohemian wine,
Bitter and conquering,
A liquid sky that scatters
Stars in my heart!
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Charles Baudelaire, Le Serpent qui danse. (The Dancing Serpent from Les Fleurs du mal / Flowers of Evil, 1857 Edition). From Fleurs du mal. "...dedicated to the French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), and in particular to Les Fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil). The definitive online edition of this masterwork of French literature, Fleursdumal.org contains every poem of each edition of Les Fleurs du mal, together with multiple English translations - most of which are exclusive to this site and are now available in digital form for the first time ever." [gmtPlus9]
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