You see him laboring to produce bons mots.
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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.
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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