I know why the caged bird sings!

Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Topic

Captivity Freedom

Author

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Source

Sympathy Lyrics of the Hearthside

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Dunbar, Paul Lawrence. "Sympathy." Lyrics of the Hearthside. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1899, st. 3.

Current Citation

Dunbar, Paul Lawrence. "Sympathy." Paul Lawrence Dunbar: Selected Poems. Dover Publications, 1997, st. 3.

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On Earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Jules Renard

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Topic
Heaven and earth Heaven

Author

Jules Renard
Source
Journals of Jules Renard
Medium
Personal journal
Language
French
Time
1896 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Renard, Jules. Journal entry. Dec. 1896.

Current Citation

Renard, Jules. The Journal of Jules Renard, edited and translated by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Roget. Tin House Books, 2017.

Another quote about Freedom

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.

John Philpot Curran

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Topic
Price of freedom Freedom
Speaker
John Philpot Curran
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1816 1810s 19th century
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Citation

Curran, John Philpot. Speech on the right of election of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. 10 July 1790, Dublin, Ireland.