Great heaven how frail thy creature man is made
- DMI number:
- 33022
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Great heaven how frail thy creature man is made
- Last Line:
- And from our troubled view the lessened lands retreat
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet
- Themes:
- Heaven and Religion
- Author:
- Matthew Prior
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Solomon Book II. Wright and Spears I: 306-385.
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors [T90031] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.56-57
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87951] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.58
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T189227] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.67
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [N15990] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.67
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79395] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.67
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79396] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.67
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N16023] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.64
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N29557] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.64
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87952] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.64
- Poem Title:
- The Frailty and Folly of Man.
- Attribution:
- Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
Poem Aliases
Prior. Solomon.
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