“It happen'd one Day about Noon going towards my Boat, I was exceedingly surpriz'd with the Print of a Man's naked Foot on the Shore.”
Book:Robinson Crusoe
Quote by Daniel Defoe
Work
Robinson Crusoe
This novel is a narrative of survival and self-reliance, detailing the experiences of a man who is shipwrecked and left to fend for himself on a remote island. The story explores themes of human resilience, the struggle for survival, and the development of a new society from scratch. more
Author
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe, an English writer born on September 13, 1660, and died on April 24, 1731. His works covered a wide range of genres, including adventure novels, political satire, and philosophical thinking, with his most famous work being 'Robinson Crusoe'. Defoe's works have had a profound impact on literature. more
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“Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed.”
“And weep the more, because I weep in vain.”
Source: The works of Thomas Gray (ed. by J. Mitford).
“Implores the passing tribute of a sigh.”
Source: Poems, moral, elegant and pathetic:: viz. Essay on man, by Pope; The monk of La Trappe, by Jerningham; The grave, by Blair; An elegy in a country churchyard, by Gray; The hermit of Warkworth, by Percy; and original sonnets, by Helen Maria Williams
“Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?”