Winter, which being full of care
Makes summer's welcome, thrice more wished, more rare.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Topic

Winter Seasons

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Sonnet 56 Shakespeare's Sonnets

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Language

English

Time

1609 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 56, I. 13.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Sonnets." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, sonnet 56.

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Topic
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Truth…never comes into the world, but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her forth.

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Author

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Source
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Language
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Time
1643 1640s 17th century
Era
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John, [published anonymously]. The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: Restor'd to the Good of Both Sexes, From the Bondage of Canon Law. London: T. P. and M. S., 1643.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce." John Milton: The Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008.