Sweets grown common lose their dear delight.

William Shakespeare

Sonnet 102

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Topic

Too much of a good thing

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Sonnet 102 Shakespeare's Sonnets

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Language

English

Time

1609 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 102, I. 12.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Sonnets." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, sonnet 102.

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Source
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Medium
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 2, I. 432.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, I. 432.