Time will rust the sharpest sword,
Time will consume the strongest cord;
That which moulders hemp and steel,
Mortal arm and nerve must feel.

Sir Walter Scott

Harold the Dauntless

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Time as destroyer Effects of time Time

Author

Sir Walter Scott

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Harold the Dauntless

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1817 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Scott, Walter, Sir. Harold the Dauntless. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. /London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817, canto 1, st. 4.

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Medium
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Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Another quote about Effects of time

Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Berlioz

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Effects of time Time

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Hector Berlioz
Source
Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Irony
Language
French
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.