Where is human nature so weak as in a book-store!

Henry Ward Beecher

Star Papers

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Books

Author

Henry Ward Beecher

Source

Star Papers

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman Abolitionist

From

United States

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Citation

Beecher, Henry Ward. Star Papers; or, Experiences of Art and Nature. New York: J. C. Derby, 1855, ch. 21.

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Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

Alfred Tennyson

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Topic
Lost love Broken heart Love

Author

Alfred Tennyson
Source
In Memoriam A.H.H.
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. In Memoriam A.H.H. London: Edward Moxon, 1850, pt. 27, st. 4.

Current Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "In Memoriam A.H.H." Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 27, st. 4.

Another quote about Books

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

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Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.