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Meanwhile the queen, wracked by internal anguish,
invites the king and Haman to her banquet
and in joyous hope awaits the sacred stream
of divine mercy form the holy fount-head;
her humble soul bowed…
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João Pinto Delgado
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Rouen, Kingdom of France (Rouen, France)
Date:
17th Century
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King David was old, advanced in years. Though covered in bedclothes, he could not get warm. They searched the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abischag the Shunammite, who was…
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André Spire
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Paris, French Third Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1925
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And yet I had a dreadful feeling! I saw my situation as absurd, paradoxical. I was defending the lives of several militants. I was speaking in the name of the dignity and freedom of a people, and I…
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Gisèle Halimi
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1973
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Theology teaches us that when God the Eternal formed man He gave him an extra rib. This rib was destined for the formation of woman in order that this creature, who was to become the rich…
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Elissa Lisbonne
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Avignon, Second French Empire (Avignon, France)
Date:
1865
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We had spent the summer at Enghien, in the pleasant Montmorency valley, where every year spring brings along with its fragrant greenery, the choicest Parisian society. Situated on the shore…
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Eugénie Foa
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Paris, Kingdom of France (Paris, France)
Date:
1833
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When the bus disappeared, taking away their child, the Bensaïds remained on the empty sidewalk, their souls as barren as if their daughter had been carried off by death.
With a…
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Irma Ychou
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1947
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Esteemed by his bosses, envied by his friends, husband of an intelligent wife, owner of a lovely house, Si Bou-Djemaa might well have been happy if the desire for a new wife had not tormented him.
Tal…
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Elisa Chimenti
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1958
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Madame Perrin told them that her son had died a hero’s death in Normandy as the Germans advanced; she had received permission to visit his grave. She complained at great length about the cost of this…
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Irène Némirovsky
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Paris, Military Administration in France (Paris, France)
Date:
1942
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I had learned of Louise’s suicide upon my return to Blida, my hometown. Spring had just filled the streets with the insolent beauty of those impassive young women. Violent yet secretive, as in Spain…
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Jean Daniel
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1953
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The will of the creator is that the world should be sustained, expanded, and populated daily by man, whom he shaped for his glory. That is, indeed, why he created this great machine, and…
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Abraham Vaez
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Kingdom of France (Bayonne, France)
Date:
1692