Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is the lightning that does the work.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Thunder Lightning Appearance vs. reality

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Letters of Mark Twain

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Letter to an unidentified person. 28 Aug. 1908.

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I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright,
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William Shakespeare
Source
Sonnet 147 Shakespeare's Sonnets
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1609 1600s 17th century
Era
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Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 147, I. 13.

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