O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

Sir Walter Scott

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Consequences of lying Unintended consequences Lying

Author

Sir Walter Scott

Source

Marmion

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1808 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Scott, Walter, Sir. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co./London: William Miller and John Murray, 1808, canto 6, st. 17.

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Source
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Time
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Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste. Philosophie zoologique [Zoological Philosophy]. Paris: Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, 1809, pt. 1, ch. 7.

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
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Genre
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Time
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Original Citation

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