And still they were the same bright, patient stars.

John Keats

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Topic

Stars The night sky

Author

John Keats

Source

Hyperion Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Keats, John. "Hyperion: A Fragment." Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems. London: Taylor and Hessey, 1820, bk. 1, I. 353.

Current Citation

Keats, John. "Hyperion: A Fragment." John Keats: The Major Works, edited by Elizabeth Cook. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 1, I. 353.

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Brothers, I have listened to a great many talks from our great father. But they always began and ended in this: "Get a little further; you are too near me."

Speckled Snake

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Topic
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Speaker
Speckled Snake
Language
English
Time
1829 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Speckled Snake. Speech delivered at a council of Indian chiefs. 20 June 1829, USA.

Current Citation

Speckled Snake. Quoted in A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, written by Howard Zinn. Routledge, 2015, ch. 7.