Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.

John Burroughs

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Topic

Learning from nature Nature

Author

John Burroughs

Source

Time and Change

Genre

Nature writing

Language

English

Time

1912 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Scientist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Burroughs, John. "The Gospel of Nature." Time and Change. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912.

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I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.

Jack London

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Author

Jack London
Source
The Turtles of Tasman
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1916 1910s 20th century
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Citation

London, Jack. The Turtles of Tasman. Macmillan, 1916.

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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the Lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I Love not Man the Less, but Nature more.

Lord Byron

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Spending time in nature Nature Solitude

Author

Lord Byron
Source
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
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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.