The sooner every party breaks up, the better.

Jane Austen

Emma

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Parties Misanthropy

Speaker

Mr. Woodhouse

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Emma

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1816 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Emma. Vol. 2, London: John Murray, 1816, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Emma, edited by Fiona Stafford. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 7.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic
Single men Men and women

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

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 1.

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The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the Minds and Hearts of the People.

John Adams

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American Revolution Revolution Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Hezekiah Niles. 13 Feb. 1818.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 13 February 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6854.