Man differs more from man, than man from beast.

John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

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Topic

Nature of man Man and animals

Author

John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

Source

A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1679 1670s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wilmot, John. A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind. London, c. 1679.

Current Citation

Wilmot, John. "A Satire Against Reason and Mankind." Selected Poems. Oxford University Press, 2013.

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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

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