Perfection is the child of Time.

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Topic

Incremental improvement Progress Perfection

Author

Joseph Hall

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Occupation

Clergyman

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Hall, Joseph. The Works of Joseph Hall Doctor in Divinitie, and Deane of Worchester. London: Nath. Butter, 1625.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, and severall steps in my Sicknes

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all people Man as social animal

Author

John Donne
Source
Meditation XVII Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, and severall steps in my Sicknes
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1624 1620s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Donne, John. "Meditation XVII." Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, and severall steps in my Sicknes. London, 1624.

Current Citation

Donne, John. "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions." Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel. Vintage, 1999, meditation 17.