Toggle navigation
Blacklight
Bookmarks (
0
)
History
Login
Search in
All Fields
Related People
Poem Title In Miscellany
search for
Search
Advanced Search
Blacklight
Toggle facets
Limit your search
Content type
Poem
105
Related People
Not attributed
83
Thomas Yalden
15
William Pittis
11
Edward Ward
7
John Gay
5
Matthew Prior
4
John Hall-Stevenson
3
Thomas Brown
3
Charles Montagu
2
Daniel Kenrick
2
more
Related People
»
Poem Theme
Politics
[remove]
105
Advice / moral precepts
20
Animals
17
War
12
Religion
11
Other countries
7
Corruption
6
Liberty
6
Jacobitism
5
The monarchy (heads of state)
5
more
Poem Theme
»
Poem Genre / Form
Fable
[remove]
105
Couplet
58
Beast tale
34
Ballad metre
19
Topical satire
18
Satire
10
Alternate rhyme [ababcdcd...]
3
Narrative verse
3
Allegory
2
Extract / snippet from longer work
2
more
Poem Genre / Form
»
Search Constraints
Start Over
You searched for:
Poem Genre / Form
Fable
Remove constraint Poem Genre / Form: Fable
Poem Theme
Politics
Remove constraint Poem Theme: Politics
« Previous
|
81
-
90
of
105
|
Next »
Number of results to display per page
10 per page
10
per page
20
per page
50
per page
100
per page
View results as:
List
Gallery
Search Results
81.
That man who would a tyrant be
First Line:
That man who would a tyrant be
Last Line:
To drive the spoiler from the hive
DMI number:
33508
82.
That sore disease that dreadful pain
First Line:
That sore disease that dreadful pain
Last Line:
When rulers can turn black to white
Author:
Sidney Godolphin (Confident)
DMI number:
8341
83.
The chief of the brutes were all met to prevent
First Line:
The chief of the brutes were all met to prevent
Last Line:
That darkness is chosen for moles
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3404
84.
The mighty Puss not long since ruled the state
First Line:
The mighty Puss not long since ruled the state
Last Line:
To all the slaves to appear on the next morning
DMI number:
4398
85.
The rats upon a time in council sate
First Line:
The rats upon a time in council sate
Last Line:
Grimalkin eat his fill returned was crowned
DMI number:
5105
86.
The king of birds a senate held
First Line:
The king of birds a senate held
Last Line:
An eagle's birth above a crow's
Author:
William Pittis (Speculation)
DMI number:
3394
87.
The kingly ruler of the plain
First Line:
The kingly ruler of the plain
Last Line:
Rose from their seats and sneaked away
Author:
Robert Dodsley (Absolute)
DMI number:
30844
88.
The princes once did all combine
First Line:
The princes once did all combine
Last Line:
And never want those blessings thou hast given
DMI number:
4405
89.
The morning come the slaves await
First Line:
The morning come the slaves await
Last Line:
To heal such dull blockheads that don't love the cure
DMI number:
4399
90.
The sun and wind one day fell out
First Line:
The sun and wind one day fell out
Last Line:
And the faint zealot pants upon the ground
Author:
Thomas Yalden (Absolute)
DMI number:
36243
« Previous
Next »
1
2
…
5
6
7
8
9
10
11