Hypocrite reader — my likeness — my brother!
• "Au Lecteur" [To the Reader] http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Au_lecteur_%28Les_Fleurs_du_mal%29
• "Au Lecteur" [To the Reader] http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Au_lecteur_%28Les_Fleurs_du_mal%29
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Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
— Charles Baudelaire
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!" in the context of "Hypocrite reader — my likeness — my brother!
• "Au Lecteur" [To the Reader] http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Au_lecteur_%28Les_Fleurs_du_mal%29" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Baudelaire" (Quotes, Les fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil) (1857))
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About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
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