One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact.
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"One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact." — Alfred de Vigny
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One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact. — Alfred de Vigny
About Alfred de Vigny
Alfred de Vigny was a Poet from France (1797–1863).
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This quote is attributed to Alfred de Vigny, a Poet from France.
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Alfred de Vigny lived from 1797 – 1863.