O what their joy and glory must be,
Those endless sabbaths the blessed ones see!

O quanta qualia sunt illa sabbata,
Quae semper celebrat superna curia.

Peter Abelard

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Topic

Heaven

Author

Peter Abelard

Source

O Quanta, Qualia Sunt Illa Sabbata

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

Latin

Time

1142 1140s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Theologian Philosopher

From

France Europe

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Citation

Abelard, Pierre. O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be. c. 1800.

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Topic
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Author

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Language
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Time
1159 1150s 12th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Citation

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O happy race of mortals, if your hearts are ruled, as is the universe, by Love!

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Topic
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Author

Boethius
Source
The Consolation of Philosophy
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
523 520s 6th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 8.

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Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love.

Virgil

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Author

Virgil
Source
Eclogues
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
37 BC 30s BC 1st century BC
Era
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Virgil. Eclogae [Eclogues]. c. 30 BC, no. 10.

Current Citation

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