O! many a shaft, at random sent,
Finds mark the archer little meant!
And many a word, at random spoken,
May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!

Sir Walter Scott

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Topic

Comforting words Fortuitous occurrences

Author

Sir Walter Scott

Source

The Lord of the Isles

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1815 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Scott, Walter, Sir. The Lord of the Isles. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co./London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815, canto 5, st. 18.

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Another quote from the 1810s

When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation),—sleep, eating, and swilling—buttoning and unbuttoning—how much remains of downright existence? The summer of a dormouse.

Lord Byron

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Topic
Nature of life

Author

Lord Byron
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1813 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Lord Byron. Journal entry. 7 Dec. 1813.