She floats, she hesitates; in a word, she's a woman.

Elle flotte, elle hesite; en un mot, elle est femme.

Jean Racine

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Topic

Nature of women Women

Author

Jean Racine

Source

Athalie

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1691 1690s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Racine, Jean. Athalie. 1691, Paris, France, act 3, sc. 3.

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