Providence has given human wisdom the choice between two fates: either hope and agitation, or hopelessness and calm.

Yevgeny Baratynsky

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Hope Hopelessness and despair

Author

Yevgeny Baratynsky

Source

Two Fates

Medium

Poem

Language

Russian

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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Russia Europe

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Baratynsky, Yevgeny. Two Fates. c. 1823.

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Medium

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Genre

Political writing

Language

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Time

1824 1820s 19th century

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to David Harding. 20 Apr. 1824.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Mr. David Harding, President of the Jefferson Debating Society of Hingham, April 20, 1824." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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