What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.

Benjamin Disraeli

Henrietta Temple

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Topic

Nature of life

Author

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Henrietta Temple

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Henrietta Temple. London: Henry Colburn, 1837, bk. 2, ch. 4.

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Come out of your warm, angular house, resounding with few voices, into the chill, grand, instantaneous night, with such a Presence as a full moon in the clouds.

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Topic
Experiencing nature Man and nature Civilization and nature

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. 11 May 1838.

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Life, what is it but a dream?

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Through the Looking-Glass

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Author

Lewis Carroll
Source
Through the Looking-Glass
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1871 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan, 1871, ch. 12.

Current Citation

Carroll, Lewis. "Through the Looking-Glass." Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass. Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016, ch. 12.