How alike are the groans of love, to those of the dying.

Malcolm Lowry

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Topic

Sex

Author

Malcolm Lowry

Source

Under the Volcano

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lowry, Malcolm. Under the Volcano. Reynal & Hitchcock/Jonathan Cape, 1947, ch. 12.

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Statement Type
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Time
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By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Song of Solomon 3:1).

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Topic
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Author

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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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