Nature is a temple in which... by Charles Baudelaire, a French Poet

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“Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances.”

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Charles Baudelaire

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Name: Charles Baudelaire

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Apr 9, 1821

Date of Death: Aug 31, 1867

Profession: Poet

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