Gentle blast of ill concoction
- DMI number:
- 4969
- First Line:
- Gentle blast of ill concoction
- Last Line:
- Th'amusement of the maids at court
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quatrain abab and Comic verse
- Themes:
- Scatological humour / bodily functions[farting]
- Author:
- William Byrd
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Byrd's authorship disputed in Cameron C. Nickels, and John H. O'Neill, 'Upon the attribution of 'Upon a fart' to William Byrd of Westover' Early American Literature 14.2 (1979) 143-148
- First Line:
- Gentlest blast of ill concoction
- Last Line:
- Th'amusement of the maids at court
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Faugh by my shoul dat ish a nasty vord
- Last Line:
- Faugh thou'rt gone by my shoul dou stink too long to last
- Relationship:
- Answer To/Answered By
- Comments:
- Title:
- Jemmy Carson's Collections [T187842] [ECCO Cambridge University Library]
- Page No(s):
- p.32
- Poem Title:
- A Fart.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poems on affairs of state [Vol. III] [T144918]
- Page No(s):
- p.396
- Poem Title:
- A F----.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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