Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath.

William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Topic

Bad breath Food

Speaker

Bottom

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1599 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act. 4, sc. 2.

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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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My salad days,
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Current Citation

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Speaker
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Actor
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Source
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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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Citation

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