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Word: raisonne (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...seen before," her husband laughed. Explained Verlaine: Rimbaud keeps "such parasites in his hair to have them handy to throw on the priests" he passes. But it became necessary for Verlaine to rent a separate room for Rimbaud. There the two poets somewhat absinthe-mindedly achieved that "long et raisonné dérèglement de tons les sens" (long and calculated derangement of all the senses) which was Rimbaud's purpose in debauchery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Season in Hell | 9/18/1939 | See Source »

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