I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
Th' imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my sense.

William Shakespeare

Troilus and Cressida

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Topic

Anticipation Excitement Imagination

Speaker

Troilus

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Troilus and Cressida

Medium

Play

Genre

Problem play

Language

English

Time

1603 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1603, The Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Troilus and Cressida." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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Author

Francis Bacon
Source
Of Great Place Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1625 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Great Place." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.