He that is proud eats up himself pride is
- DMI number:
- 17312
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- He that is proud eats up himself pride is
- Last Line:
- The deed devours the deed in the praise
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Blank verse, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Verse-drama
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts[Pride]
- Author:
- William Shakespeare
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Troilus and Cressida Act 2 Scene 3.
- Title:
- [vol. 3] The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries [vol III] [ECCO] [T131617]
- Page No(s):
- p.49
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Shakespear's Troilus and Cressida
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
Poem Aliases
Shakespeare. Troilus and Cressida.
Related People
Content/Publication