Be it art or hap,
He hath spoken true.

William Shakespeare

Antony and Cleopatra

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Topic

Honesty Truth

Speaker

Mark Antony

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Antony and Cleopatra

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1607 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. King's Men, c. 1607, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Antony and Cleopatra." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

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The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

Leo Tolstoy

Sevastopol in May

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Topic
Truth

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Sevastopol in May
Medium
Short story
Language
Russian
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Севастополь в Мае [Sevastopol in May]." Sovremennik, 1855.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Sevastopol in May." The Cossacks and Other Stories, translated by David McDuff and Paul Foote. Penguin Books, 2006.

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Boast not of what thou would'st have done, but do
What then thou would'st.

John Milton

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Topic
Words vs. actions
Speaker
Samson

Author

John Milton
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Language
English
Time
1671 1670s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. "Samson Agonistes." Paradise Regained, A Poem in 4 Books, to which is added Samson Agonistes. London: John Starkey, 1671, I. 1104.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "Samson Agonistes." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 1104.