There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last.

Il y a des moments où tout réussit. Il ne faut pas s'effrayer : ça passe.

Jules Renard

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Topic

Things get worse Pessimism

Author

Jules Renard

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Renard, Jules. Journal entry. 31 Oct. 1908.

Current Citation

Renard, Jules. The Journal of Jules Renard, edited and translated by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Roget. Tin House Books, 2017.

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Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
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Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Statue of Liberty published catalog. c. 1883, I. 10.

Current Citation

Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems, edited by John Hollander. Library of America, 2005, I. 10.

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To laugh is proper to man.

Francois Rabelais

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Topic
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Author

Francois Rabelais
Source
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Medium
Novel
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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