Thou hast no right to bliss.

Matthew Arnold

Empedocles on Etna

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Topic

Happiness

Author

Matthew Arnold

Source

Empedocles on Etna

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew, [published as A]. "Empedocles on Etna." Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. London: B. Fellowes, 1852, act 1, sc. 2.

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All's fair in love and war.

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Frank E. Smedley
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Another quote about Happiness

Man was made for joy and woe,
And when this we rightly know
Through the world we safely go.

William Blake

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Topic
The human condition Wisdom Happiness Sadness

Author

William Blake
Source
Poems from the Pickering Manuscript
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1805 1800s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." Songs of Innocence and Experience, with Other Poems. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1866.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Auguries of Innocence." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.