Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.

Sir Walter Scott

The Talismam

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Dogs Man's best friend Man and animals

Author

Sir Walter Scott

Source

The Talismam

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

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Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Scott, Walter, Sir. The Talisman. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co./London: Hurst, Robinson and Co., 1825, ch. 24.

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Medium
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Genre
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Current Citation

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Source
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. London: Richard Bentley/New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, ch. 87.

Current Citation

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