Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.

Edward Young

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Topic

Acquiring wisdom

Author

Edward Young

Source

Love of Fame, the Universal Passion

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1726 1720s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Young, Edward. Love of Fame, the Universal Passion. c. 1726, satire 2, I. 282.

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Printer;
Like the cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
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Topic
Afterlife

Author

Benjamin Franklin
Source
Epitaph for Himself
Medium
Epitaph
Statement Type
Epitaph Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1728 1720s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Epitaph for himself. 1728.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Epitaph." Benjamin Franklin: Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body and Early Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.