Every man paddle his own canoe.

Frederick Marryat

Settlers in Canada

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Topic

Thinking for oneself

Speaker

Anonymous First Nations chief

Author

Frederick Marryat

Source

Settlers in Canada

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1844 1840s 19th century

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marryat, Frederick. The Settlers in Canada. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844, ch. 8.

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Current Citation

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There is a tide in the affairs of men
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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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