Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

William Wordsworth

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Topic

Poetry

Author

William Wordsworth

Source

Lyrical Ballads

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1802 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical ballads, with Other Poems. Vol. 1, Philadelphia: James Humphreys, 1802, preface.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1800/1802)." Lyrical Ballads & Other Poems. Wordsworth Editions, 2002.

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It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.

John Marshall

Marbury v. Madison

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Judicial supremacy Separation of powers Constitutional theory Legal theory

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John Marshall
Source
Marbury v. Madison
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1803 1800s 19th century
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Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

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Among all men on Earth, bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the Muse has taught them songs, and loves the race of bards.

Homer

The Odyssey

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Poets Poetry Stories
Speaker
Odysseus

Author

Homer
Source
The Odyssey
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 9th century BC
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Original Citation

Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 8, l. 479-481

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 8, l. 479-481.