O time, arrest your flight! and you, propitious hours, arrest your course! Let us savor the fleeting delights of our most beautiful days.

Ô temps, suspends ton vol! et vous, heures propices,
Suspendez votre cours!
Laissez-nous savourer les rapides délices
Des plus beaux de nos jours!

Alphonse de Lamartine

The Lake

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Topic

Ephemeral nature of time Time

Author

Alphonse de Lamartine

Source

The Lake

Language

French

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

De Lamartine, Alphonse. "Le Lac [The Lake]." Recueillements poétiques [Poetic Meditations]. Paris: Imp P. Didot L'aine, 1820.

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I am ashes where once I was fire.

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Statement Type
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Time
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

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Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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Topic
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Phrynette Married
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1912 1910s 20th century
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Citation

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The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Topic
Seeking happiness

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
Confessions (Rousseau)
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Les Confessions [The Confessions]. Aux Deux-Ponts: Chez Sanson Et Compagnie, 1789, bk. 9.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Confessions, translated by Angela Scholar. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 2, bk. 9.