Loveliest of lovely things are they,
On earth, that soonest pass away.
The rose that lives its little hour
Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.

William Cullen Bryant

A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson

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Topic

The ephemeral

Author

William Cullen Bryant

Source

A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1828 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bryant, William Cullen. "A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson." Poems. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839, st. 3.

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A great chess-player is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it. No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.

William Hazlitt

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Topic
Chess Great men

Author

William Hazlitt
Language
English
Time
1821 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hazlitt, William. "The Indian Jugglers." Table-Talk; Or, Original Essays. Vol. 1, London: John Warren, 1821.

Current Citation

Hazlitt, William. "The Indian Jugglers." The Spirit of Controversy and Other Essays, edited by Jon Mee and James Grande. Oxford University Press, 2021.