The moon like a flower
In heaven's high bower,
With silent delight,
Sits and smiles on the night.

William Blake

Songs of Innocence

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Topic

The moon

Author

William Blake

Source

Songs of Innocence

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "Night." Songs of Innocence. London, 1789.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Night." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Argument." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

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To know of someone here and there whom we accord with, who is living on with us even in silence-this makes our earthly ball a peopled garden.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship

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Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Source
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
Medium
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Language
German
Time
1786 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship]. Berlin: Johann Friedrich Unger, 1785-1786, bk. 7, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship." Goethe: The Collected Works, edited and translated by Eric A. Blackall. Vol. 9, Princeton University Press, 1995, bk. 7, ch. 5.