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Quote by Charles de Mazade
« un simple soldat de l’armée littéraire »
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The phrase presents a literary figure as one ordinary participant among many. Calling themself a “simple soldier” stresses modesty rather than rank or special status, while “literary army” compares the world of writing to a larger organized group with shared purpose.
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- Académie française — Discours de réception de Charles de Mazade
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