Love is a thing.
It is a prick, it is a sting,
It is a pretty, pretty thing;
It is a fire, it is a coal
Whose flame creeps in at every hole.

George Peele

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

George Peele

Source

The Hunting of Cupid

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1591 1590s 16th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Peele, George. The Hunting of Cupid. c. 1591.

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 8.

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Albert Camus

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Author

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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
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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