It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

Henry Fielding

Amelia

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Topic

Dying Fear of death Death

Speaker

Captain William Booth

Author

Henry Fielding

Source

Amelia

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1751 1750s 18th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Fielding, Henry. Amelia. London: Andrew Millar, 1752, bk. 3, ch. 4.

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Little Boats must keep near Shore.

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Topic
Appetite for risk Taking risks Risk Rich vs. poor

Author

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Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1751 1750s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1751.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

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It's not pining, it's passed on. This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.

John Cleese

Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Topic
Death
Speaker
Mr Praline
Actor
John Cleese
Source
Full Frontal Nudity Monty Python's Flying Circus
Medium
TV show
Genre
Comedy (TV)
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Full Frontal Nudity." Monty Python's Flying Circus, written by Graham Chapman and John Cleese and Eric Idle, directed by Ian MacNaughton, season 1, episode 8, BBC, 1969.