One's native land

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I traveled among unknown men,
In lands beyond the sea;
Nor, England! did I know till then
What love I bore to thee.

William Wordsworth

I Traveled Among Unknown Men

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Topic

One's native land Travel

Author

William Wordsworth

Source

I Traveled Among Unknown Men

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1807 1800s 19th century

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Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. "I travell'd among unknown Men." Poems, in Two Volumes. London: Vol. 1, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807, st. 1.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "I travelled among unknown Men." William Wordsworth: The Major Works including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof.

Thomas Fuller (churchman)

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Topic

One's native land Travel

Author

Thomas Fuller (churchman)

Source

Of Travelling The Holy State and the Profane State

Medium

Essay

Genre

Travel writing

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1642 1640s 17th century

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Citation

Fuller, Thomas. The Holy State and the Profane State. Cambridge: John Williams, 1642, bk. 3, ch. 4.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Carlo Goldoni

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Criticism of one's country One's native land Patriotism

Speaker

Milord Bonfil

Author

Carlo Goldoni

Source

Pamela

Medium

Play

Language

Italian

Time

1750 1750s 18th century

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Citation

Goldoni, Carlo. La Pamela [The Pamela]. 1750, Teatro Sant'Angelo, Venice, Italy, act 1, sc. 16.

A man should know something of his own country, too, before he goes abroad.

Laurence Sterne

Tristram Shandy

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Topic

One's native land Travel

Author

Laurence Sterne

Source

Tristram Shandy

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

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Original Citation

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Vol. 7, London: Becket & DeHondt, 1765, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, edited by Ian Campbell Ross. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 2.