No man can lose what he never had.

Izaak Walton

The Compleat Angler

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Topic

Loss

Speaker

Piscator

Author

Izaak Walton

Source

The Compleat Angler

Medium

Treatise

Language

English

Time

1653 1650s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. London: Richard Marriot, 1653, pt. 1, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, edited by Marjorie Swann. Oxford University Press, 2014, pt. 1, ch. 5.

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There is in God, some say,
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Henry Vaughan

Silex Scintillans

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Topic
Nature of God God

Author

Henry Vaughan
Source
Silex Scintillans
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1655 1650s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Vaughan, Henry. "The Night." Silex Scintillans. London: H. Blunden, 1655.