Selfhood begins with a walking away,
And love is proved in the letting go.

Cecil Day-Lewis

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Topic

Letting go Love

Author

Cecil Day-Lewis

Source

Walking Away The Gate, and Other Poems

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Day-Lewis, Cecil. "Walking Away." The Gate, and Other Poems. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962, I. 19.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic
Progress Political reconciliation
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
I Have a Dream
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Vision
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

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Topic
Nature of love Love

Author

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Source
Elegies
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
24 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Sextus Propertius. Elegies. c. 24 BC, bk. 2.

Current Citation

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