Literary References/Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Chapter 	Source 	Reference
6 	 	(1865) and (1871)
6 	 	Claire mentally refers to the sedan chair carriers as Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Looking-Glass) and quotes the Queen of Hearts (Wonderland): "Off with his head!"
9 	 	, Act IV, scene 3, line 218 (ca. 1599)
9 	 	Chapter title: A Tide in the Affairs of Men
10 	 	John 20:19-29
10 	 	Jamie thinks of verse 29 while sitting with George Washington and several other officers, pondering the odd feeling of meeting someone Claire had already told him about: "Blessed are those who have not seen but have believed." After the other Continental officers have left, Daniel Morgan quotes verse 19 to Jamie: "Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you."
13 	 	"Love Calls Us to the Things of This World" from Things of This World (1956)
13 	 	Chapter title: Morning Air Awash with AngelsLove Calls Us to the Things of This World by Richard Wilbur. Accessed 29 November 2016.
15 	 	(1865) and (1871)
15 	 	Claire reflects that the current situation – encompassing Jamie's sudden resurrection, William's discovering his true paternity, and Jamie absconding with Lord John – resembles something "more through-the-looking-glass than a matter of mere scandal." She also refers to Jenny as the White Rabbit.
20 	 	"" from (1871)
20 	 	Chapter title: Of Cabbages and Kings
24 	, 	("Come, Holy Spirit") in translation from Lyra Catholica, containing all the breviary and missal hymns (1849)
24 	, 	Chapter title: Welcome Coolness in the Heat, Comfort in the Midst of WoeOriginal line in Caswall's translation: "Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe."
27 	 	"Seek and Find" (1591-1674)
27 	 	Chapter title: Nothing's So Hard But Search Will Find it Out
32 	 	, Act IV, Scene 7 (ca. 1591)
32 	 	Chapter title: "For many men who stumble at the threshold are well foretold that danger lurks within"
33 	 	(1954)
33 	 	Roger feels calmer after a night's sleep at Lallybroch, and thinks of the line while considering what lies before him: "I can't go on, I'll go on."
38 	 	Revelation 13:18
38 	 	Chapter title: The Number of the Beast
40 	 	Hebrews 13:2Hebrews 13:2, King James Version. Accessed 19 April 2015.
40 	 	Buck quotes the passage in Gaelic to Dougal: "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."Tiomnadh Nuadh ar Tighearna agus ar Slanuigh-Fhir Iosa Criosd – Litir an Abstoil Phoil chum nan Eabhruidheach (Hebrews 13:2 in Scottish Gaelic): "Na dearmadaibh aoidheachd a thoirt do choigrich; oir leis a so thug dream àraidh aoidheachd do ainglibh gun fhios doibh."
40 	 	John 20:29
40 	 	Roger thinks of the line after meeting Dougal MacKenzie: "Blessed are those who have not seen but have believed."
45 	 	The Cure of Souls (2001)
45 	 	Chapter title: The Cure of SoulsFrom Latin
48 	 	(1597)
48 	 	Ian remarks that love is not usually a fatal condition, and Denny agrees, though cites the feuding Montague and Capulet families as an exception.
57 	 	"" from In Country Sleep, And Other Poems (1952)
57 	 	Chapter title
86 	 	(1759)
86 	 	After Banastre Tarleton quotes from Candide, William privately registers his surprise that Tarleton can read, let alone has read Voltaire: "pour encourager les autres".
95 	 	"" from , Book IV "Children of Adam" (1855/1867)Leaves of Grass, Book IV Children of Adam: I Sing the Body Electric via Wikisource. Accessed 14 October 2015.
95 	 	Brianna recites the lines to herself as she contemplates ley lines, the practice of focusing on loved ones for time travel, and Roger: "I sing the body electric, / The armies of those I love engirth me ...""The expression of the face balks account,
But the expression of a well-made man appears not only in his face,
It is in his limbs and joints also, it is curiously in the joints of
     his hips and wrists,
It is in his walk, the carriage of his neck, the flex of his waist
     and knees, dress does not hide him,
The strong sweet quality he has strikes through the cotton and broadcloth,
To see him pass conveys as much as the best poem, perhaps more,
You linger to see his back, and the back of his neck and shoulder-side." The Body Electric also serves as the chapter title.
Part VII	 	Psalm 39:13
Part VII	 	Section title: Before I Go Hence
115 	 	, Act II, scene 2, line 48 (ca. 1606)Macbeth, Act II, scene 2, line 48
115 	 	Chapter title: The Raveled Sleeve of Care
119 	 	, Act V, Scene 1
119 	 	Chapter title: "Alas, poor !"
125 	James M. Sayles 	"Star of the Evening" (1855)"Star of the Evening." The UT Sheet Music Collection. Accessed 29 November 2016.
125 	James M. Sayles 	Chapter title: Squid of the Evening, Beautiful SquidThe original line in Sayles' song is "Star of the evening, beautiful star." The lyric was parodied in .
128 	(editor) 	"Beannachadh Seilg (Hunting Blessing)""Beannachadh Seilg (Hunting Blessing)": Labour. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 29 June 2015.from the , vol. I (1900)
128 	(editor) 	Jamie says a verse from the blessing for Germain while he and the other men are fishing and gigging frogs: "Thou shalt not eat fallen fish nor fallen flesh, / Nor one bird that thy hand shall not bring down, / Be thou thankful for the one, / Though nine should be swimming."
132 	 	, Act IV, scene 1, lines 14-15 (ca. 1606)
132 	 	William recites the lines to himself as he walks through the army camp, seeing the laundresses with their cauldrons: "Eye of newt and toe of frog, / Wool of bat and tongue of dog..."
134 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	"An Tuiream Bàis (The Death Dirge)"from the , vol. III (1940)
134 	(collector) James Carmichael Watson (editor)	Jamie says the prayer in English at Jane's funeral, for the benefit of the non-Gaelic speakers.
137 	 	Jeremiah 9:2
137 	 	Chapter title: In the Wilderness a Lodging Place
141 	 	"Silence" from Observations (1924)
141 	 	Chapter title: The Deepest Feeling Always Shows Itself in Silence
141 	(editor) 	"Comharrachadh (Marking the Lambs)""Comharrachadh (Marking the Lambs)": Labour. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 5 January 2016.from the , vol. I (1900)
141 	(editor) 	Jenny says the charm as she gathers the goats to continue on their journey home: "The Three who are above in the City of glory, be shepherding my flock and my kine..."
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