The sea, the ever renewing sea!

La mer, la mer, toujours recommencée!

Paul Valéry

The Graveyard by the Sea

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Ocean and sea

Author

Paul Valéry

Source

The Graveyard by the Sea Charmes

Medium

Poem

Language

French

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Valéry, Paul. "Le cimetiere marin [The Graveyard by the Sea]." Charmes ou poèmes. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1922.

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Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Langston Hughes

Dreams

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Topic
Dreams

Author

Langston Hughes
Source
Dreams The World Tomorrow
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Hughes, Langston. “Dreams.” The World Tomorrow, May 1923, I. 1.

Current Citation

Hughes, Langston. “Dreams.” The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on Art, Race, Politics, and World Affairs. Vol. 9, University of Missouri Press, 2001.

Another quote about Ocean and sea

All collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

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Topic
Ocean and sea

Author

Herman Melville
Source
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Closing lines
Language
English
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. London: Richard Bentley/New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, ch. 135.

Current Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick or, The Whale. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 135.

Another quote originally in French

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it.

Voltaire

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Topic
Enemies

Author

Voltaire
Medium
Letter
Language
French
Time
1767 1760s 18th century
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Citation

Voltaire. Letter to Etienne Noel Damilaville. 16 May 1767.