You see him laboring to produce bons mots.

On voit qu'il se travaille à dire de bons mots.

Molière

The Misanthrope

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Quotations

Speaker

Celimene

Author

Molière

Source

The Misanthrope

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play) Comedy

Language

French

Time

1666 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Moliere. Le Misanthrope ou L'Atrabilaire [The Misanthrope of the Cantankerous Lover]. 4 June 1666, Theatre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 5.

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Statement Type
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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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