A man may be in as just possession of Truth as of a City, and yet bee forced to surrender.

Sir Thomas Browne

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Topic

Truth Surrender Compromise

Author

Sir Thomas Browne

Source

Religio Medici

Genre

Autobiography and memoir Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1643 1640s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. Religio Medici. London, 1643, pt. 1, sect. 6.

Current Citation

Browne, Thomas, Sir. "Religio Medici (1643)." Thomas Browne: Selected Writings, edited by Kevin Killeen. Oxford University Press, 2018, pt. 1, sect. 6.

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There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.

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Author

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Source
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Medium
Novel
Genre
Children's literature Adventure novel
Language
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Time
1884 1880s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. London: Chatto & Windus, 1884, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, edited by R. Kent Rasmussen. Penguin Classics, 2014, ch. 1.