1732

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I am about Courting a Girl I have had but little Acquaintance with; how shall I come to a Knowledge of her Fawlts? and whether she has the Virtues I imagine she has?
Answ. Commend her among her Female Acquaintance.

Benjamin Franklin

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Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Miscellaneous Observations Pennsylvania Gazette

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Miscellaneous Observations." Pennsylvania Gazette. 12 Mar. 1732.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Miscellaneous Observations, 1732." Founders Online, National Archives, founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-01-02-0091

He that plants trees loves others beside himself.

Thomas Fuller (physician)

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Topic

Loving others Empathy Trees Man and nature

Author

Thomas Fuller (physician)

Source

Gnomologia

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

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Citation

Fuller, Thomas. Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, And Witty Sayings. London: B. Barker, 1732, no. 2248.

How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.

Alexander Pope

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Topic

Death of friends Friends Death Loss Mourning

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Letters of Alexander Pope

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Citation

Pope, Alexander and John Arbuthnot. Letter to Jonathan Swift. 5 Dec. 1732.

From wine what sudden friendship springs!

John Gay

Fables (Part 2)

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Topic

Effects of alcohol

Author

John Gay

Source

Fables (Part 2)

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

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Citation

Gay, John. "The Squire and his Cur." Fables. London: John Knapton, Paul Knapton, and T. Cox, 1738, pt. 2. 1738.

I know you Lawyers can, with ease,
Twist words and meanings as you please;
That language, by your skill made pliant,
Will bend to favour every client.

John Gay

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Topic

Lawyers Rhetoric Language

Author

John Gay

Source

The Dog and the Fox Fables (John Gay)

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

Era

Used date of death but this work was originally published in 1738. -AAM

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Citation

Gay, John. "The Dog and the Fox." Fables. London: John Knapton, Paul Knapton, and T. Cox, 1738, pt. 2, I. 1.

That politician tops his part,
Who readily can lie with art.

John Gay

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Topic

Politics and lies Politicians Politics

Author

John Gay

Source

The Squire and his Cur Fables (John Gay)

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

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Citation

Gay, John. "The Squire and his Cur." Fables. London: John Knapton, Paul Knapton, and T. Cox, 1738, pt. 2, I. 27.