"Les Vous et les Tu" de Voltaire

03/09/09 • 7 min

Easy French Poetry (French Today)

This is a sensual, yet very deep poem from Voltaire, 18th century.

This is a sensual, yet very deep poem from Voltaire, 18th century.

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