Let there be light! said Liberty,
And like sunrise from the sea,
Athens arose!

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Topic

Athens

Author

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Source

Hellas

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Hellas: A Lyrical Drama. London: Charles and James Ollier, 1822, I. 682.

Current Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Hellas." Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, edited by Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 682.

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The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases.

William Hazlitt

On Going on a Journey

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Topic
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Author

William Hazlitt
Source
On Going on a Journey Table Talk (Hazlitt)
Genre
Travel writing
Language
English
Time
1822 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Going a Journey." Table-Talk; Or, Original Essays. Vol. 2, London: H. Colburn.

Current Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Going a Journey." The Selected Writings of William Hazlitt, edited by Duncan Wu. Vol. 6, Routledge, 2020.