Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Topic

Waves Mortality Passage of time Time The human condition

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Sonnet 60 Shakespeare's Sonnets

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1609 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 60, I. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Sonnets." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, sonnet 60.

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The strongest of all warriors are these two-Time and Patience.

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Tolstoy, Leo. "Война и миръ [War and Peace]." The Russian Messenger, 1865-1867. Serial.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace, translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

Francis Bacon

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Source
Of Death Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1625 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Of Death." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

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The inward gates of a bird are always open.
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
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Time
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MacDiarmid, Hugh. "On a Raised Beach." Stony Limits and Other Poems. Victor Gollancz, 1934.