Shakespeare one gets acquainted with without knowing how. It is a part of an Englishman's constitution. His thoughts and beauties are so spread abroad that one touches them everywhere, one is intimate with him by instinct.

Jane Austen

Mansfield Park

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Topic

Shakespeare

Speaker

Henry Crawford

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Mansfield Park

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1814 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1814, ch. 34.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 34.

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You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic
Forgiveness
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Author

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Source
Pride and Prejudice
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1813 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 15.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 15.

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Stephen Decatur

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Topic
Patriotism

Author

Stephen Decatur
Language
English
Time
1816 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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