1826

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Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!

James Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans

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Topic

Learning from adversity

Speaker

The Scout

Author

James Fenimore Cooper

Source

The Last of the Mohicans

Medium

Novel

Genre

Historical

Language

English

Time

1826 1820s 19th century

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Original Citation

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826, ch. 25.

Current Citation

Cooper, James Fenimore. "The Last of the Mohicans." James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales. Vol. 1, Library of America, 1985, ch. 25.

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I repeat... That all power is a trust - that we are accountable for its exercise - that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Topic

Political power Political leadership Citizen and state Role of government Political theory

Speaker

The Prince

Author

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Vivian Grey

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1826 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Vivian Grey. Vol. 4, London: Henry Colburn, 1826, bk. 6, ch. 7.

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Achilles exists only through Homer. Take away the art of writing from this world, and you will probably take away its glory.

François-Rene de Chateaubriand

Les Natchez

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Topic

Power of literature

Author

François-Rene de Chateaubriand

Source

Les Natchez

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1826 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

De Chateaubriand, François-René. Les Natchez. c. 1826, preface.

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Summer has set in with its usual severity.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Topic

Summer Seasons

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1826 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Quoted in "Letter to Bernard Barton, May 16, 1826." Written by Charles Lamb. 16 May 1826.