I wish I loved the Human Race;
I wish I loved its silly face;
I wish I liked the way it walks;
I wish I liked the way it talks;
And when I'm introduced to one
I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!

Walter Alexander Raleigh

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Topic

Misanthropy

Author

Walter Alexander Raleigh

Source

Wishes of an Elderly Man

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Raleigh, Walter Alexander. "Wishes of an Elderly Man, Wished at a Garden Party, June 1914." Laughter from a Cloud. Constable, 1923, I. 1.

Current Citation

Raleigh, Walter Alexander. Wishes of an Elderly Man Wished at a Garden-Party, June 1914. Midsummer Press, 1983, I. 1.

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The Counterfeiters

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Topic
Inflection points
Speaker
Hildebrant

Author

Andre Gide
Source
The Counterfeiters
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 3, ch. 16.

Current Citation

Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 3, ch. 16.