He is a foole that baselye dallies
- DMI number:
- 37631
- First Line:
- He is a foole that baselye dallies
- Last Line:
- Ye seeke to captive me in vaine
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Alternate rhyme [abcbdefe...]
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts and Sex / relations between the sexes
- Author:
- George Wither
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from 'Sonnet 2'. Faire-virtue, Mistresse of Phil'arete (1622, ESTC S120248).
- First Line:
- Hence away thou syren leave me
- Last Line:
- To see you spend your time in vaine
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Hence away you syrens leave me
- Last Line:
- To see you spend your time in vaine
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Dublin] [Vol 3] [T83734] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.226-227
- Poem Title:
- VIII. The Aspiring Shepherd.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [London and Frankfurt] [Vol 3] [T84265] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.235
- Poem Title:
- VIII. The Aspiring Shepherd.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [Vol 3] [T84936] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.253
- Poem Title:
- VII. The Aspiring Shepherd.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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