Great were the lamentation ... by Marie de France, a French Poet

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“Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved.”

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Name: Marie de France

Nationality: French

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Profession: Poet

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