Here lies a great and mighty king

DMI number:

5668

First Line:

Here lies a great and mighty king

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Poem Genre / Form:

Lampoon and Epitaph

Themes:

The monarchy (heads of state)[Charles II]

Related People

Author:

John Wilmot

Confidence:

Speculation (10%)

Comments:

Love: Undecided (variant)

Related Poems

First Line:

Here lies our sovereign lord the king

Last Line:

But never did a wise one

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

First Line:

Here lies our sovereign lord the king

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

First Line:

Here lives a great and mighty monarch

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

First Line:

Behold a witty foolish king

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

First Line:

Here lies the mutton-eating king

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

The works of the Right Honourable the Earls of Rochester, and Roscommon... The Third Edition (1709) [N36008]

Page No(s):

p.5

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, Dorset [Vol I] [ECCO] [N25977]

Page No(s):

p.109

Poem Title:

The King's Epitaph.

Attribution:

Collected under Rochester's name

Attributed To:

John Wilmot

Title:

The works of the Right Honourable the late Earls of Rochester and Roscommon [Vol I] [T95392]

Page No(s):

p.75

Poem Title:

The King's Epitaph.

Attribution:

Collected under Rochester's name

Attributed To:

John Wilmot