Oh why was I born with a different face?
Why was I not born like the rest of my race?

William Blake

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Topic

Fitting in

Author

William Blake

Source

O! why was I born with a different face?

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1803 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Blake, William. Letter to Thomas Butts. Aug. 1803.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "[To] Mr. Butts August 16, 1803 'O why was I born with a different face.'" The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008.

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And throughout all eternity
I forgive you, you forgive me.

William Blake

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Topic
Forgiveness

Author

William Blake
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1804 1800s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1804.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "My Spectre around me night & day." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Another quote from the 1800s

To govern is to choose.

Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis

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Topic
Political leadership Politics

Author

Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis
Language
French
Time
1808 1800s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Levis, Pierre Marc Gaston. "Maximes de Politique." Maximes et reflexions sur differents sujets. Paris, 1808, no. 19.

Another quote of the following type Question

Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

God

Acts 9:4

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Topic
Religious persecution
Speaker
God
Source
Book of Acts The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 9:4).