Over all, rocks, wood, and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its inmost depths.

Thomas Cole

Essay on American Scenery

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Topic

Power of nature Nature

Author

Thomas Cole

Source

Essay on American Scenery

Genre

Nature writing

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Cole, Thomas. "Essay on American Scenery." American Monthly Magazine, 1 Jan. 1836.

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Come out of your warm, angular house, resounding with few voices, into the chill, grand, instantaneous night, with such a Presence as a full moon in the clouds.

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Experiencing nature Man and nature Civilization and nature

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Medium
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Language
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Time
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The pebble
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filled exactly
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Pebble

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Author

Zbigniew Herbert
Source
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Time
1966 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Herbert, Zbigniew. "Kamyk [Pebble]." Studium przedmiotu [Subject Study]. Czytelnik, 1961.