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

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. John Murray, 1823, canto 14, st. 101.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. Penguin, 2005, canto 14, st. 101.

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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
But the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I loved not man the less, but nature more.

Lord Byron

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

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Topic
Spending time in nature Nature Solitude

Author

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

Lord Byron. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. 1818, canto 4, st. 178.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage." The Major Works. Oxford UP, 2008, canto 4, st. 178.

Another quote from the 1820s

The American continents... Are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.

James Monroe

1823 State of the Union

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Topic
America and Europe Western hemisphere Monroe doctrine American politics

Author

James Monroe
Source
1823 State of the Union Presidential State of the Union addresses
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1823 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Monroe, James. Seventh Annual State of the Union Address to Congress. 2 Dec. 1823. Washington, DC. Speech.

Another quote about Truth

Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

John 18:38

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Topic
Truth
Speaker
Pontius Pilate
Source
Gospel of John The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 18:38).