I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.

D.H. Lawrence

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Topic

Man and animals Self-pity

Author

D.H. Lawrence

Source

Self-Pity Pansies

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lawrence, D.H. "Self-Pity." Pansies. Martin Secker, 1929, I. 1-2.

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Time
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Original Citation

Eliot, T. S. "The Hollow Men." Poems: 1909-1925. Faber and Gwyer, 1925, pt. 5.

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There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

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Source
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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