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Paul Verlaine

Briques et tuiles,
O les charmants
Petits asiles
Pour les amants!

Houblons et vignes,
Feuilles et fleurs,
Tentes insignes
Des francs buveurs!

Guinguettes claires,
Bières, clameurs,
Servantes chères
A tous fumeurs!

Gares prochaines,
Gais chemins grands…
Quelles aubaines,
Bons juifs errants!


Juillet 1873.

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From Oeuvres complètes de Paul Verlaine, Vol. 1 | 1902

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