If it be true that any beautiful thing raises the pure and just desire of man from earth to God, the eternal fount of all, such I believe my love.

S'egli e che 'l buon desio
Porti dal mondo a Dio
Alcuna cosa bella,
Sol a miel donna e quella,
A chi ha gli occhi fatti com' ho io.

Michelangelo

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Topic

Beauty

Author

Michelangelo

Medium

Poem

Language

Italian

Time

1525 1520s 16th century

Occupation

Painter Sculptor Artist

From

Italy Europe

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Citation

Michelangelo. Madrigals. c. 1525.

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The curves of your lips rewrite history.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1891, ch. 20.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray, edited by Robert Mighall. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 20.

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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
1532 1530s 16th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Machiavelli, Niccolò. Il Principe [The Prince]. Rome: Antonio Blado d'Asola, 1532.

Current Citation

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