It easeth some, though none it ever cur'd,
To think their dolour others have endur'd.

William Shakespeare

The Rape of Lucrece

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Topic

Misery loves company Suffering

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Rape of Lucrece

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

Language

English

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Rape of Lucrece. London: Richard Field, 1594, I. 1581.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Rape of Lucrece." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, I. 1581.

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We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.

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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Proust, Marcel. Albertine disparue [Albertine Gone]. Paris: Gallimard, 1927.

Current Citation

Proust, Marcel. The Fugitive, edited and translated by Peter Collier. Penguin Classics, 2021.

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Truth…never comes into the world, but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her forth.

John Milton

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Author

John Milton
Source
The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
Language
English
Time
1643 1640s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John, [published anonymously]. The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: Restor'd to the Good of Both Sexes, From the Bondage of Canon Law. London: T. P. and M. S., 1643.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce." John Milton: The Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008.