Stuart Merrill was an American poet, born in Hempstead, New York, who wrote in the French language. He belonged to the Symbolist school. Educated in Paris, he became a student of Old French texts and was a great admirer of Algernon Charles Swinburne. His principal books of poetry were "Les Gammes" (1887). "Les Fastes" (1891), and "Petits Poèmes d'Automne" (1895). Wikipedia
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