Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius.

William Blake

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Genius

Author

William Blake

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. Quoted in Aphorisms on Man, written by Johann Caspar Lavater. London: J. Johnson, 1788, no. 93, annotation.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Annotations to Lavater's Aphorisms on Man." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008.

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If you trap the moment before it's ripe,
The tears of repentance you'll certainly wipe;
But if once you let the ripe moment go
You can never wipe off the tears of woe.

William Blake

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Topic
Missed opportunities Timing

Author

William Blake
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1792.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "If you trap the moment before its ripe." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Another quote from the 1780s

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

Thomas Jefferson

Notes on the State of Virginia

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Slavery

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Source
Notes on the State of Virginia
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1785 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 18.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 18.