There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse... It is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.

Washington Irving

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Change New experiences

Author

Washington Irving

Language

English

Time

1824 1820s 19th century

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United States

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Irving, Washington. "To the Reader." Tales of a Traveller. London: John Murray/Philadelphia: H.C. Cary & I. Lee, 1824.

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Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value: and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Facts

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Thomas Babington Macaulay
Source
History Edinburgh Review
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1828 1820s 19th century
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Macaulay, Thomas Babington. "History." Edinburgh Review, May 1828.

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The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

Bob Dylan

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Old vs. young Change The 60s
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
Protest music Folk music
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.