Here lies the mutton-eating king

DMI number:

12397

First Line:

Here lies the mutton-eating king

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram and Quatrain abab

Themes:

Personal insults and The monarchy (heads of state)

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Content/Publication

Title:

A collection of epigrams. To which is prefixed, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [Vol. I] [ESTC T130692]

Page No(s):

CXXVII.

Poem Title:

Written on the Chamber Door of King Charles II.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

A collection of epigrams. To which is prefix’d, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [ESTC T41]

Page No(s):

CXXXIII.

Poem Title:

Written on the Chamber Door of King Charles II.

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Not attributed