I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.

Nicholas Breton

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Topic

Enemies Loneliness Poverty

Author

Nicholas Breton

Source

A Farewell to Town

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1577 1570s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Breton, Nicholas. A Farewell to Town. c. 1577.

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Matthew 5:44

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Topic
Loving one's enemies Enemies Sermon on the Mount
Speaker
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Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:44).

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Fortune, that arrant whore,
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Topic
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Speaker
Fool

Author

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Source
King Lear
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1606 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 2, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 4.