Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish!

William Blake

Jerusalem

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Topic

The arts

Author

William Blake

Source

Jerusalem

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "To the Public." Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. London, c. 1820.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008.

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Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrows too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?

William Blake

Songs of Innocence

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Topic
Empathy Helping others

Author

William Blake
Source
Songs of Innocence
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. "On Another's Sorrow." Songs of Innocence. London, 1789.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "On Anothers Sorrow." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Another quote from the 1820s

Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value: and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Topic
Facts

Author

Thomas Babington Macaulay
Source
History Edinburgh Review
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1828 1820s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Macaulay, Thomas Babington. "History." Edinburgh Review, May 1828.