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

Authentication Score 2

Citation

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

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Author

Kenneth Grahame
Source
The Wind in the Willows
Medium
Novel
Genre
Children's literature
Language
English
Time
1908 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Methuen, 1908, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Barnes & Noble, 2013, ch. 5.

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All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Topic
Appearance vs. reality Dreams

Author

Edgar Allan Poe
Source
A Dream within a Dream The Flag of Our Union
Medium
Poem Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "A Dream Within a Dream." The Flag of Our Union, 31 March 1849, I. 10.

Current Citation

Poe, Edgar Allan. "A Dream Within a Dream." Edgar Allen Poe: Poetry and Tales, edited by Patrick Quinn. Library of America, 1984, l. 10.