Things bygone are the only things that last:
The Present is mere grass, quick-mown away;
The Past is stone, and stands for ever fast.

Eugene Lee-Hamilton

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Topic

Past and present The past The present Impermanence

Author

Eugene Lee-Hamilton

Source

Sonnets of the Wingless Hours

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lee-Hamilton, Eugene. "Roman Baths." Sonnets of the Wingless Hours. Chicago and Cambridge: Stone & Kimball, 1894.

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To name an object is to take away three-fourths of the pleasure given by a poem. This pleasure consists in guessing little by little to suggest it, that is the ideal.

Jules Huret

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Topic
Names Poetry
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Stephane Mallarme [Etienne Mallarme]

Author

Jules Huret
Language
French
Time
1891 1890s 19th century
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Citation

Mallarme, Stephane. Quoted in "Sur l'Evolution Litteraire [On Literary Evolution]." Enquete de Huret [Investigation by Jules Huret]. Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1891.

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Ancient times were the youth of the world.

Francis Bacon

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Topic
The ancient world Youth The past

Author

Francis Bacon
Source
The Advancement of Learning
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1605 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.