Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

John Howard Payne

Home, Sweet Home

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Home

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John Howard Payne

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Home, Sweet Home

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Language

English

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

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United States

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Payne, John Howard. "Home, Sweet Home." Clari, or the Maid of Milan. Composed by Henry Bishop. 1823, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, England, UK.

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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1824 1820s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

Current Citation

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If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.

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Gaston Bachelard
Source
The Poetics of Space
Language
French
Time
1958 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Bachelard, Gaston. La Poetique de l'Espace [The Poetics of Space]. Presses Universitaires de France, 1948, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Bachelard, Gaston. The Poetics of Space, translated by Maria Jolas. Penguin Classics, 2014, ch. 1.