She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it.

Anthony Trollope

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Topic

Delayed gratification Pursuing women Courtship and dating

Author

Anthony Trollope

Source

Phineas Finn

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Trollope, Anthony. "Phineas Finn." St Paul's Magazine, Oct. 1867-May 1868. Monthly serial.

Current Citation

Trollope, Anthony. Phineas Finn. Oxford University Press, 2011, ch. 57.

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Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.

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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger,
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Pioneers! O pioneers!

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Pioneers! O Pioneers!

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Pioneers! O Pioneers! Leaves of Grass
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Language
English
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Whitman, Walt. "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" Leaves of Grass. New York: Self-published, 1867, st. 2. Originally published in Drum-Taps. New York: Peter Eckler, 1865, st. 2.