Twain, Mark -- The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day, ch. 47 (1874) [with Charles Dudley Warner]

Dave — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:14:21 +0000

History never repeats itself, but the Kaleidoscopic combinations of the pictured present often seem to be constructed of the broken fragments of antique legends.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day, ch. 47 (1874) [with Charles Dudley Warner]
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Probably the source of the Twain misquote "History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes" (which does not appear prior to 1970).

More discussion of this quotation: History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes – Quote Investigator

Spenser, Edmund -- “Lines on His Promised Pension”

Dave — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:47:47 +0000

I was promised on a time
To have reason for my rhyme;
From that time unto this season,
I received nor rhyme nor reason.

Edmund Spenser (c. 1552–1599) English poet
“Lines on His Promised Pension”
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Twain, Mark -- The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day, ch. 47 (1874) [with Charles Dudley Warner]

Spenser, Edmund -- “Lines on His Promised Pension”