One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.

Thomas Osbert Mordaunt

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Topic

Glory

Author

Thomas Osbert Mordaunt

Language

English

Time

1791 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mordaunt, Thomas Osbert. "A Poem, said to be written by Major Mordaunt during the last German War. Never before published." The Bee, 12 Oct. 1791.

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The best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of Love.

William Wordsworth

Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

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Topic
Serving others Loving others The little things

Author

William Wordsworth
Source
Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1798 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. and A. Arch, 1798, I. 33.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 33.