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Generous gay and gallant nation

DMI number:
15387
First Line:
Generous gay and gallant nation
Last Line:
Happy soil adieu adieu
Poem Genre / Form:
Song
Themes:
Patriotism / glory of the British nation and Women / the female character
Related People
Author:
Alexander Pope
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
Twickenham edition VI: 440: 'doubtful authorship'.
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Relationship:
Parody Of/Parodied By
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A present for a young lady [N20932] [reissue of T100697]
Page No(s):
pp.130-131
Poem Title:
A Song, sung at the Opera-House, by Mrs. -, on her leaving the English-Stage, and Return to Italy.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Miscellaneous poems, by several hands: Particularly The D--- of W---n, Sir Samuel Garth, Dean S-, Mr. John Hughes, Mr. Thomson, Mrs. C-r. Publish’d by Mr. Ralph. [ESTC T100697]
Page No(s):
pp.130-131
Poem Title:
A Song, sung at the Opera-House, by Mrs. -, on her leaving the English-Stage, and Return to Italy.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Additions to the works of Alexander Pope, Esq. [T5465] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.6
Poem Title:
The following Lines were sung by Durastanti when she took her Leave of the English Stage. The Words were in Haste put together by Mr. Pope, at the request of the Earl of Peterborow.
Attribution:
Mr. Pope
Attributed To:
Alexander Pope
Title:
Additions to the works of Alexander Pope, Esq. [T5466] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.6
Poem Title:
The following Lines were sung by Durastanti when she took her Leave of the English Stage. The Words were in Haste put together by Mr. Pope, at the request of the Earl of Peterborow.
Attribution:
Mr. Pope
Attributed To:
Alexander Pope