In God's wildness lies the hope of the world—the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness.

John Muir

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Topic

Wilderness Man and nature Nature

Author

John Muir

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Naturalist Conservationist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Muir, John. Journal entry. July 1890.

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I am the Love that dare not speak its name.

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Topic
Being gay Homosexuality

Author

Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas
Source
Two Loves
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1894 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Douglas, Alfred Bruce. "Two Loves." The Chameleon, Dec. 1894.

Current Citation

Douglas, Alfred Bruce. "Two Loves." Two Loves and Other Poems. Bennett & Kitchel, 1990.

Another quote about Nature

Nature to be commanded must be obeyed.

Francis Bacon

Novum Organum

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Topic
Man and nature Nature

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
Novum Organum
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Latin
Time
1620 1620s 17th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. Novum Organum. London: John Beale, 1620, bk. 1, no. 3.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. The New Organon. Translated by Michael Silverthorne. Cambridge UP, 2000, bk. 1, no. 3.