In nature there are few sharp lines.

A.R. Ammons

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Topic

Nature

Author

A.R. Ammons

Source

Corsons Inlet

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ammons, Archie Randolph. "Corsons Inlet." Corsons Inlet: A Book of Poems. W. W. Norton & Company, 1975. Originally published as "A Nature Walk." The Hudson Review, June 1963.

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How many times can a man turn his head,
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the Lonely shore,
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By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
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Lord Byron

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Topic
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Author

Lord Byron
Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lord Byron. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. London: John Murray, 1812-1818, canto 4, st. 178.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 4, st. 178.