The pebble
is a perfect creature

equal to itself
mindful of its limits

filled exactly
with a pebbly meaning

Kamyk jest stworzeniem
doskonałym
wypełniony dokładnie
kamiennym sensem

Zbigniew Herbert

Pebble

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Topic

Nature

Author

Zbigniew Herbert

Source

Pebble

Medium

Poem

Language

Polish

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ukraine Europe

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Citation

Herbert, Zbigniew. "Kamyk [Pebble]." Studium przedmiotu [Subject Study]. Czytelnik, 1961.

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I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low; the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic
Progress Political reconciliation
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
I Have a Dream
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Vision
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote about Nature

The world today is sick to its thin blood for lack of elemental things, for fire before the hands, for water welling from the earth, for air, for the dear earth itself underfoot.

Henry Beston

More information about this quote
Topic
Man and nature Alienation The elements Nature

Author

Henry Beston
Source
The Outermost House
Genre
Nature writing Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Beston, Henry. The Outermost House. Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1928, ch. 1.

Current Citation

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