Tis strange,—but true; for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Topic

Truth vs. fiction Truth

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Don Juan

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Hunt, 1823, canto 14, st. 101.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 14, st. 101.

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Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?

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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Topic
Personal liberation Liberation Freedom

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Lord Byron
Source
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lord Byron. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. London: John Murray, 1812-1818, canto 2, st. 76.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 2, st. 76.

Another quote from the 1820s

There are seasons, in human affairs, of inward and outward revolution, when new depths seem to be broken up in the soul, when new wants are unfolded in multitudes, and a new and undefined good is thirsted for. These are periods when... To dare is the highest wisdom.

William Ellery Channing

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Topic
Seasons of life Inflection points
Speaker
William Ellery Channing
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1829 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Channing, William Ellery. "The Union." May 1829, Boston, MA, USA. Speech.

Another quote about Truth

The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

Leo Tolstoy

Sevastopol in May

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Truth

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Sevastopol in May
Medium
Short story
Language
Russian
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Севастополь в Мае [Sevastopol in May]." Sovremennik, 1855.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Sevastopol in May." The Cossacks and Other Stories, translated by David McDuff and Paul Foote. Penguin Books, 2006.