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Happy the man who void of cares and strife

DMI number:
3492
Poem Aliases
Philips. Splendid Shilling.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Happy the man who void of cares and strife
Last Line:
The ship sinks foundering in the vast abyss
Poem Genre / Form:
Mock epic, Blank verse, and Comic verse
Themes:
Money / wealth
Related People
Author:
John Philips
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Lloyd Thomas (1927): 3-8. Lonsdale (1984): 6-8 (extract).
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Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of poems viz the temple of death [T116471]
Page No(s):
pp.393-400
Poem Title:
In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
A collection of poems viz the temple of death [T116963]
Page No(s):
pp.221-225
Poem Title:
In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
A collection of poems viz the temple of death [T124630]
Page No(s):
pp.393-400
Poem Title:
In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
A collection of the best english poetry by several hands [vol I] [T71]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
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Title:
A new miscellany of original poems [T96800]
Page No(s):
pp.212-221
Poem Title:
In imitation of Milton
Attribution:
Attributed To:
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Title:
Cyder. A Poem...with the Splendid Shilling. Paradise Lost, and two Songs, &c.
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
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Title:
Cyder. A poem...with the Splendid Shilling, Paradise Lost, and two songs [T34525]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Cyder. A poem...with the Splendid Shilling, Paradise Lost, and two songs [T34526]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Cyder. A Poem...with the Splendid Shilling. Paradise Lost, and two Songs, &c. [T34527]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The curiosity: or gentleman and ladies repository (Part 1) [T187818] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.3-11
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
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Title:
The merry fellow [T128505] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.192-196
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
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Title:
The Oxford sausage or select poetical pieces written by the most celebrated wits of the university of Oxford [N41891] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.48-54
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Oxford sausage or select poetical pieces written by the most celebrated wits of the university of Oxford [T142942] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.48-54
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Oxford sausage or select poetical pieces written by the most celebrated wits of the university of Oxford [T76291] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.48-54
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Oxford sausage or select poetical pieces written by the most celebrated wits of the university of Oxford [T89763] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.43-48
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Oxford sausage or select poetical pieces written by the most celebrated wits of the university of Oxford [T99424] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.48-54
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Oxford sausage or select poetical pieces written by the most celebrated wits of the university of Oxford [T99833] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.48-54
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
A collection of modern poems [ESTC T84071] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.3-7
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
A collection of poems, essays and epistles [T119421] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.209-213
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
A collection of poems, essays and epistles [T167515] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.209-213
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
A collection of poems, essays and epistles [T167516] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.209-213
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
A collection of poems. [T121161] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.217-223
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: An Imitation of Milton. By Mr. Philips.
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
A select collection of modern poems [T813]
Page No(s):
pp.146-152
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
Poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools the fourth edition [ESTC T132703]
Page No(s):
pp.135-139
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Phillips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The beauties of English poesy [vol 1] [T146028] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.255-260
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
By Mr. J. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The beauties of English poesy [vol 1] [T146032] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.255-260
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
By Mr. J. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The Comic Miscellany. Vol. II. [ESTC N51175]
Page No(s):
pp.8-12
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
By Mr. John Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The parnassium or beauties of English poetry [T125713]
Page No(s):
pp.[3]-7
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling.
Attribution:
By Mr. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces [ESTC T175134] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.154-158
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Phillips
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools [ESTC T118165] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.153-158
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Phillips
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools third edition [ESTC T118166] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.135-139
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Phillips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.339-343
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton. [J. Philips.]
Attribution:
J. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.317-320
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton. [J. Philips.]
Attribution:
J. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.317-320
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. An Imitation of Milton. [J. Philips.]
Attribution:
J. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton. [J. Philips.]
Attribution:
J. Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The sports of the muses. Or a minute's mirth for any hour of the day [vol II] [T85787] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.8-12
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling. In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
By Mr. John Philips.
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The works of Mr. John Philips [N25871]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton.
Attribution:
Philips listed as author on title page of collection
Attributed To:
John Philips
Title:
The works of Mr. John Philips [T119578]
Page No(s):
pp.41-45
Poem Title:
The Splendid Shilling: In Imitation of Milton
Attribution:
Philips listed as author on title page of collection
Attributed To:
John Philips