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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Topic

Living life to the fullest Jumping in Living in fear Fear

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Polly

Author

Jack London

Source

The Turtles of Tasman

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

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

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Breathless, we flung us on the windy hill,
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Author

Rupert Brooke
Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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Brooke, Rupert. "The Hill." Collected Poems. John Lane, 1916, I. 1.

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