1700 – 1850 CE
Emotion, nature, and imagination in the age of revolution.
Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry
— Alexander Pushkin
"Inspiration is needed in geometry just as much as in poetry"
Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number"
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"
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"
The soul's joy lies in doing
"The soul's joy lies in doing"
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; look on my works, ye mighty, and despair"
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"
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"
"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
— John Keats
"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter."
"In this world we walk on the roof of hell, gazing at flowers."
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