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French satirical poets

  • VoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet was born in Paris on the 21st of November 1694. He entered the world as the youngest child of a minor treasury official and a woman…
  • Joachim du BellayJoachim du Bellay was born at the Castle of La Turmelière, not far from Liré, near Angers. His father Jean du Bellay served as Lord of Gonnor and stood as…