O brave new worldThat has such people in ’t!
William Shakespeare · The Tempest
Joy & wonder
“O brave new world”
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Work
- The Tempest
- Found in
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- Year
- 1623
- Chapter / part
- Act V, Scene 1
- Length
- 10 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #100
Public domain. This passage is in the public domain. William Shakespeare died in 1616, more than 70 years ago, and the work was first published in 1623. You can copy, print, read aloud or sell it without asking permission; a credit is kind but not required. The text is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg edition linked here.
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