Oaths are but words, and words but wind.

Samuel Butler (Poet)

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Topic

Promises

Author

Samuel Butler (Poet)

Source

Hudibras

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1664 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Butler, Samuel. Hudibras: The second part. London: John Martyn & James Allestry, 1664, part 2, canto 2, l. 107.

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Topic
Partial victory Persuasion
Speaker
Satan

Author

John Milton
Source
Paradise Lost
Medium
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Genre
Epic poem Religious literature
Language
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Time
1667 1660s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 1, I. 648.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, I. 648.