A tragic tale from Norman William's age
- DMI number:
- 37494
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- A tragic tale from Norman William's age
- Last Line:
- One moment's rashness blasts whole years of fame
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- Fame and Virtue / vice[Flattery]
- Author:
- Thomas Francklin
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Prologue ('By a friend') to 'Matilda'. (1775: ESTC T39044).
- Title:
- The Spouter's Companion [T114672]
- Page No(s):
- pp.56-57
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Matilda. Spoken by Mr. Smith.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [N64656] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.10-11
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Matilda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [T193665] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.10-11
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Matilda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [T70688] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.10-11
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Matilda.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
Poem Aliases
Matilda. Prologue.
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