1608

Explore 2 quotes from the year 1608

Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.

William Shakespeare

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Topic

Fate Mortality Passage of time Time The human condition

Speaker

Pericles

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1608 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and George Wilkins. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. King's Men, c. 1608, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

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

Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea
Loves t' have his sails filled with a lusty wind,
Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack,
And his rapt ship run on her side so low
That she drinks water, and her keel plows air.

George Chapman

The Conspiracy of Charles, Duke of Byron

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Topic

Living life to the fullest

Speaker

Byron

Author

George Chapman

Source

The Conspiracy of Charles, Duke of Byron

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Tragedy

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1608 1600s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Chapman, George. "The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron." Children of the Chapel, 1608, Blackfriars Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Chapman, George. "The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron." The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron. Manchester University Press, 1988, act 3, sc. 3.