For secrets are edg'd Tools,
And must be kept from Children and from Fools.

John Dryden

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Topic

Secrets

Speaker

Warner

Author

John Dryden

Source

Sir Martin Mar-All

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Dryden, John. Sir Martin Mar-All. 1667, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Sir Martin Mar-all." The Works of John Dryden, edited by John Loftis and Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 9, University of California Press, 1967, act 2, sc. 2

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Topic
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Medium
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Era
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Topic
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Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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