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Anaïs Lebrun de Bassanville

  • Thought is the lightning of the soul.

    • Anaïs Lebrun de Bassanville,
    • in J. De Finod, ed., A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness ()

Anaïs Lebrun de Bassanville, French writer

(1803 - 1884)

Full name: Anaïs Lebrun de Bassanville, Comtesse de Bassanville. Usually referred to as Madame de Bassanville or Madame la Comtesse de Bassanville..