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You see him laboring to produce bons mots. — Moliere

Play · Comedy (play) · Comedy

You see him laboring to produce bons mots.

In the original French

On voit qu'il se travaille à dire de bons mots.

Moliere
The Misanthrope · 1666
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1666
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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.

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