1839

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The pen is mightier than the sword.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy. 7 Mar. 1839, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. 18 Sept. 1839.

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Thoreau, Henry David. Journal entry. 25 July 1839.

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Thoreau, Henry David. The Heart of Thoreau's Journals, edited by Odell Shepard. Dover Publications, 1961.

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Bailey, Philip John. Festus. London: William Pickering, 1839.

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Bailey, Philip John. Festus, edited by Mischa Willett. Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "The Sub-Treasury: Speech at a Political Discussion." 26 Dec. 1839, Hall of the House of Representatives, Springfield, IL, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech on the Sub-Treasury at Springfield, Illinois, December 26, 1839." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

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Hazlitt, William. "Nicknames." Sketches and Essays. London: John Templeman, 1839.

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Thoreau, Henry David. Journal entry. 22 Nov. 1839.

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Thoreau, Henry David. The Heart of Thoreau's Journals, edited by Odell Shepard. Dover Publications, 1961.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.

William Hazlitt

On Prejudice

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Hazlitt, William. "On Prejudice." Sketches and Essays. London: John Templeman, 1839.

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De Quincey, Thomas. "On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts." Blackwood's Magazine, 1827.

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De Quincey, Thomas. On Murder, edited by Robert Morrison. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, Apr. 1839, issue 14, ch. 43.

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Dickens, Charles. Nicholas Nickleby, edited by Mark Ford. Penguin, 1999, ch. 43.