Who overcomes
By force hath overcome but half his foe.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic

Partial victory Persuasion

Speaker

Satan

Author

John Milton

Source

Paradise Lost

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 1, I. 648.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, I. 648.

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Topic
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Source
Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr
Medium
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Time
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Original Citation

Dryden, John. Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr. Performed by Nell Gwyn and Margaret Hughes and Michael Mohun and Charles Hart and Rebecca Marshall and William Cartwright. King's Company, 1669, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

Current Citation

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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
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Topic
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Speaker
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Author

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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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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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