1700 – 1850 CE
Emotion, nature, and imagination in the age of revolution.
The soul's joy lies in doing
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
"The soul's joy lies in doing"
Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry
— Alexander Pushkin
"Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry"
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; look on my works, ye mighty, and despair"
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"
Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number
"Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number"
Habit is given to us from above: it is a substitute for happiness
"Habit is given to us from above: it is a substitute for happiness"
I loved you; even now I may confess, some embers of my love …
"I loved you; even now I may confess, some embers of my love their fire retain"
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths
"The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths"
For the heart, this living is no cure.
— Mirza Ghalib
"For the heart, this living is no cure."
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
— William Blake
"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings."
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affe…
— John Keats
"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth..."
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