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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How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast has this glorious starry firmament for a roof!...In such places standing alone on the mountain-top it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make—leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents, or piled stone—we all dwell in a house of one room—the world with the firmament for its roof—and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving any track.

John Muir

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Topic
The night sky Interconnectedness of all people

Author

John Muir
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1890 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Muir, John. Journal entry. 18 July 1890.