O poor mortals, how ye make this Earth bitter for each other.

Thomas Carlyle

The French Revolution: A History

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Topic

Man's cruelty to man

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

The French Revolution: A History

Genre

Historical literature

Statement Type

Lament

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. The French Revolution: A History. London: James Fraser, 1837, pt. 1, bk. 5, ch. 5.

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Not a "gay science," I should say, like some we have heard of; no, a dreary, desolate, and, indeed, quite abject and distressing one: what we might call, by way of eminence, the dismal science.

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Time
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Carlyle, Thomas [published anonymously]. "Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question." Fraser's Magazine, Dec. 1849.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "The Nigger Question." The Works of Thomas Carlyle, edited by Henry Duff Traill. Vol. 29, Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

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The afterlife

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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1836 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Notebook entry. 25 Oct. 1836.