Paul VERLAINE (1844-1896). Autograph poem, [L'Amour par terre] 1 page in-12 (edges trimmed without touching the text). Famous poem from the Fêtes galantes (1869), composed of 4 quatrains. "Le vent de l'autre nuit a jeté bas l'Amour"... This manuscript, in brown ink on fine paper, has two variants with the published text: in the 3rd line "en tendant" (bandant in the edition); in the 4th line: "tant rêver" (instead of songer).