Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.

Robert Frost

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Topic

God and man Forgiveness

Author

Robert Frost

Source

Cluster of Faith In the Clearing

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Frost, Robert. "Cluster of Faith." In the Clearing. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962, poem 5.

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We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

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Topic
Civil rights Moral progress Progress Justice
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
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Medium
Sermon
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution." 31 Mar. 1968, National Cathedral, Washington, DC, USA. Sermon.

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Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.

Achilles

Quoted in The Iliad, by Homer

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Topic
God and man Fate
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Author

Homer
Source
The Iliad
Medium
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Genre
Epic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Homer. Ἰλιάς [The Iliad], edited by Demetrius Chalcondyles. Florence: Bernardus Nerlius and Demetrius Damilas, 1489, bk. 18, l. 328.

Current Citation

Homer. The Iliad, translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Oxford University Press, 2014, bk. 18, l. 328.