Have all thy bards Britannia spent their vein
- DMI number:
- 10637
- First Line:
- Have all thy bards Britannia spent their vein
- Last Line:
- And beg the conqueror to prescribe a peace
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Advice to a Painter poems and Couplet
- Themes:
- War
- Author:
- Sir Richard Blackmore
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Instructions to Vander Bank', the sequel to 'Advice to the Poets' (were the audience begging for more, one wonders?). In Collection (1718): 47-75.
- Title:
- A collection of the best english poetry by several hands [vol I] [T71]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-16
- Poem Title:
- Instructions to Vander Bank, &c.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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