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By Esther Lombardi, About.com Guide to Classic Literature since 2000

The Drunken Boat

Saturday October 20, 2007
Arthur Rimbaud was a French writer, known for Le Bateau Ivre (The Drunken Boat). He published his first poem at the age of 16, and stopped writing at the age of 21. He was also an adventurer, who traveled through Egypt, Ethiopia, Ogadain, and beyond. He was born on October 20, 1854.

Arthur Rimbaud wrote: "But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter." Take a look at more quotes.

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