And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there-
O! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!

Francis Scott Key

The Star-Spangled Banner

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Topic

American flag

Author

Francis Scott Key

Source

The Star-Spangled Banner

Medium

Song

Language

Engish

Time

1814 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Key, Francis Scott. "Defence of Fort M'Henry." Analectic Magazine, 1814.

Current Citation

Key, Francis Scott. The Star-Spangled Banner. Composed by John Stafford Smith. Became official national anthem of the United States on March 3, 1931.

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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is stuck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

William Hazlitt

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Topic
Laughter Crying The human condition

Author

William Hazlitt
Language
English
Time
1818 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hazlitt, William. "On Wit and Humour." Lectures on the English Comic Writers. c. 1818, Surrey Institution, London, England, UK.