Death
Lisle died in poverty in Choisy-le-Roi, Seine-et-Oise. His ashes were transferred from Choisy-le-Roi cemetery to the Invalides on 14 July 1915, during World War I. A monument was erected to his memory in Lons-Le-Saunier.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
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—John Donne (1572–1631)
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—Georg Büchner (1813–1837)
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