Oh, talk not to me of a name great in story—
The days of our Youth are the days of our glory;
And the myrtle and ivy of sweet two-and-twenty
Are worth all your laurels, though ever so plenty.

Lord Byron

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Topic

Youth

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Stanzas Written on the Road between Florence and Pisa, November 1821

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Paean

Language

English

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "Stanzas Written on the Road Between Florence and Pisa." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Stanzas Written on the Road Between Florence and Pisa." The Collected Poems of Lord Byron. Wordsworth, 1994.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

Current Citation

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
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Citation

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My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.

William Shakespeare

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Topic
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Author

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Source
Antony and Cleopatra
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1607 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

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