I never saw a man who looked
With such a wistful eye
Upon that little tent of blue
Which prisoners call the sky.

Oscar Wilde

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

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Topic

The sky

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1898 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar [Published as C.3.3.]. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. London: Leonard Smithers, 1898, pt. 1, st. 3.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Ballad of Reading Gaol." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?

William James

The Will to Believe

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Topic
Evidence Certainty

Author

William James
Source
The Will to Believe
Genre
Psychological literature Religious literature
Language
English
Time
1896 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

James, William. "The Will to Believe." Philosophical Club of Yale University. Apr. 1896, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

James, William. "The Will to Believe." William James: Essays and Lectures, edited by Richard Kamber. Routledge, 2016.