Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky,
Nice work if you can get it,
And you can get it if you try.

Ira Gershwin

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Topic

Being in love The night sky Love

Author

Ira Gershwin

Source

Nice Work if You Can Get It Damsel in Distress

Medium

Song Musical

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Songwriter

From

United States

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Citation

Gershwin, Ira. "Nice Work If You Can Get It." Damsel in Distress. Composed by George Gershwin. Performed by Fred Astaire and The Stafford Sisters. RKO Radio Pictures, 1937.

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Where is the wisdom we have lost in
knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in
information?

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Wisdom Knowledge Information
Speaker
Chorus

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Rock
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Rock. 1934, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 1.

Another quote about Love

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

William Shakespeare

Venus and Adonis

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Topic
Nature of love Love

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Venus and Adonis
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1593 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Venus and Adonis. London: Richard Field, 1593, I. 799.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Venus and Adonis." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.