Famed and highly influential French poet (1844-1896) who penned Poèmes saturniens and Romances sans paroles; likewise remembered for his tumultuous love affair with the prodigiously gifted teenage poet Arthur Rimbaud. ADS in French, signed “P. Verlaine,” one page, 7.75 x 4.5, May 11, 1888. Pay order in the hand of Paul Verlaine, who directs a total of 60 francs to French journalist Leo d'Orfer. In fine condition.
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