Happy the man whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.

Alexander Pope

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Home

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Ode on Solitude

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1700 1700s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. "Ode on Solitude." 1700?

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "Ode on Solitude." Essay on Man & Other Poems. Dover, 1994.

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What pity is it,
That we can die but once, to serve our country!

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Joseph Addison
Source
Cato
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Another quote about Home

The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose

Edward Coke

Semayne's Case

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Topic
Castle doctrine Home Legal theory

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Edward Coke
Source
Semayne's Case
Medium
Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1603 1600s 17th century
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Citation

Coke, Edward. Court of King's Bench. Peter Semayne v Richard Gresham. 5 Co Rep 91 a. Michaelmas Term, 1604.

Another quote from Age of Enlightenment

God is, or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separates us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?... If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Existence of God God Probability

Author

Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 229.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 229.