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Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
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1670–1741 · French poet

Also known as: Жан Батист Руссо, جان باتيست روسو, ジャン=バティスト・ルソー, 让·巴蒂斯特·卢梭, Жан Руссо, Руссо Жан Батист

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Known works

  • Odes, cantates
  • Oeuvres de J.B. Rousseau
  • Lettres de Rousseau sur différens sujets
  • Directions pratiques dans les différens etats de l'oraison et de la vie intérieure (1901)
  • Cantates