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Silentium

by Fyodor Tyutchev

Philosophical poem on the danger of speech and virtue of silence

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Fyodor Tyutchev
Fyodor Tyutchev

Russian lyric poet whose philosophical poems about nature, love, and Russia's destiny are considered among the finest in the language. He was championed by Tolstoy and influenced the symbolists.

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