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

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Citation

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

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Time
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His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.

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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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Era
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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