Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

William Shakespeare

Cymbeline

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Topic

Randomness Fortune

Speaker

Pisanio

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Cymbeline

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1611 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Cymbeline. 1611, Blackfriars Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Cymbeline." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 3.

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Time
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Current Citation

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