Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.

William Cowper

Retirement

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Topic

Idleness

Author

William Cowper

Source

Retirement Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq.

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1782 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Cowper, William. "Retirement." Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. London: J. Johnson, 1782.

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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Freedom Political violence

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to William Stephens Smith. 13 Nov. 1787.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "Col. Smith, Nov. 13, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.