Glories like glow worms afar shine bright
- DMI number:
- 14888
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Glories like glow worms afar shine bright
- Last Line:
- But looked too near have neither heat nor light
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- Fame
- Author:
- John Webster
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Gunby et al. (1995-2007): II, 543 (extract from 'The Duchess of Malfi', Act 4, Scene 2).
- Title:
- The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. [vol II] [T131617] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.11
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Webster's Dutchess of Malfy
- Attributed To:
- John Webster
Poem Aliases
Webster. Duchess of Malfi. Act 4.
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