In nature there are few sharp lines.

A.R. Ammons

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Topic

Nature

Author

A.R. Ammons

Source

Corsons Inlet

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ammons, Archie Randolph. "Corsons Inlet." Corsons Inlet: A Book of Poems. W. W. Norton & Company, 1975. Originally published as "A Nature Walk." The Hudson Review, June 1963.

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Topic
Boxing
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Source
CBS
Medium
Interview
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Another quote about Nature

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Aristotle

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Topic
Beauty of nature Nature

Author

Aristotle
Source
On the Parts of Animals
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Greek
Time
350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Περὶ ζῴων μορίων [Parts of Animals]. c. 350 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. "Parts of Animals I." Aristotle: Generation of Animals & History of Animals 1, Parts of Animals 1, translated by C. D. C. Reeve. Hackett Publications, 2019.