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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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

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Topic
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Isaac Newton
Source
Letters of Isaac Newton
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1676 1670s 17th century
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Newton, Isaac. Letter to Robert Hooke. 5 Feb. 1676.

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There are many wonderful things, and nothing is more wonderful than man.

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Sophocles
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Antigone
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Genre
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Language
Greek
Time
441 BC 440s 5th century BC
Era
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Original Citation

Sophocles. Ἀντιγόνη [Antigone]. c. 441 BC, Festival of Dionysus, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Sophocles. "Antigone." The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone, translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Mariner Books, 2002.