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Ma chandelle brule par les deux bouts;
Elle ne durera pas la nuit;
Mais ah, mes ennemis, et oh mes amis-
Elle donne une belle lumiere!

-'First Fig'.
Edna St. Vincent Millay. (1892-1950) .

This is a translation of the poem First Fig by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Topic(s) of this poem: light

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I have typed the poem exactly as it is set out in my anthology 'The Penguin Anthology of 20th.Century American Poetry', edited by Rita Dove. Exact punctuation.
Candlelight must be less harsh than electric lights.

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Douglas Scotney 11 April 2015

a nice way to say 'Who cares if wine has a life prolonging ingredient that can't be distilled into a pill. It's also got sulphites and they snuff me out, so I'm not going to drink it.'

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Premiere Figue.(fr)

A Translation: ' Primo Fico ' (A Poem By Edna St. Vincent Millay)(en)

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