1836

Explore 7 quotes from the year 1836

Remember the Alamo!

Sidney Sherman

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Topic

Texas

Speaker

Sidney Sherman

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Sherman, Sidney. Battle cry at San Jacinto. 21 Apr. 1836, San Jacinto, TX, USA.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

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Topic

The afterlife

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Source

The Scarlet Letter

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Notebook entry. 25 Oct. 1836.

Standing on the bare ground,—my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space,—all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature

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Topic

Pantheism Interconnectedness of all things

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Nature

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Nature. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1836, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Nature." Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Lectures. Library of America, 1983, ch. 1.

Over all, rocks, wood, and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its inmost depths.

Thomas Cole

Essay on American Scenery

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Topic

Power of nature Nature

Author

Thomas Cole

Source

Essay on American Scenery

Genre

Nature writing

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Cole, Thomas. "Essay on American Scenery." American Monthly Magazine, 1 Jan. 1836.

The almighty dollar, that great object of universal veneration throughout our land.

Washington Irving

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Topic

American capitalism America

Author

Washington Irving

Source

The Creole Village

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Irving, Washington. "The Creole Village." Knickerbocker Magazine, 12 Nov. 1836.

Oh Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!

Jane Welsh Carlyle

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Topic

Inner life Appearance vs. reality

Author

Jane Welsh Carlyle

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Carlyle, Jane Welsh. Letter to Eliza Stodart. 29 Feb. 1836.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Jane Welsh. Jane Carlyle: Newly Selected Letters, edited by David R. Sorensen and Kenneth J. Fielding. Routledge, 2004, ch. 3.

When I make up my mind, I act. If I speak, what I say, I will do. If the hail rattles, let the flowers be crushed. The oak of the forest will lift up its head to the sky and storm, towering and unscathed.

Osceola

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Topic

Personal integrity Words vs. actions

Speaker

Osceola

Language

English

Time

1836 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Osceola. Quoted in Florida's Past: People and Events That Shaped the State, written by Gene Burnett. Vol. 1, Pineapple Press, 1996, ch. 31. Originally a statement during treaty negotiations during the Second Seminole War. 1836, FL, USA.