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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal Sevigne

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La mode d'aimer Racine passera comme la mode du café.
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The fashion of liking Racine will pass away like that of coffee.
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According to Voltaire, Letters (Jan. 29, 1690), who connected two remarks of hers to make the phrase; one from a letter March 16, 1679, the other, March 10, 1672. La Harpe reduced the mot to "Racine passera comme le café?"

 
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