1700 – 1850 CE
Emotion, nature, and imagination in the age of revolution.
I loved you; even now I may confess, some embers of my love …
— Alexander Pushkin
"I loved you; even now I may confess, some embers of my love their fire retain"
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; look on my works, ye mighty, and despair"
Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number"
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
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"
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"
The soul's joy lies in doing
"The soul's joy lies in doing"
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"
Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry
"Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry"
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.
— Lord Byron
"The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain."
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty — that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to..."
She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and …
"She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies."
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