Hither in days of yore from Spain or France
- DMI number:
- 33929
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Hither in days of yore from Spain or France
- Last Line:
- Nor use the stripling like a battered sinner
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- Theatre
- Author:
- David Garrick
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Prologue to 'Polly Honeycombe' (1760, ESTC T44027). Footnote states that the final eleven 'lines were added by Mr. Garrick'.
- Author:
- George Colman
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Prologue to 'Polly Honeycombe' (1760, ESTC T44027).
- Title:
- The British spouter or stage assistant: containing the most celebrated prologues and epilogues [T99203] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.56-58
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Polly Honeycombe. Spoken By Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [N64656] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.81-82
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Polly Honeycombe. Spoken By Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [T193665] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.81-82
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Polly Honeycombe. Spoken By Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [T70688] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.81-82
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Polly Honeycombe. Spoken By Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection and selection of English prologues and epilogues [vol 3] [T145232] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.260-261
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Polly Honeycombe.
- Attribution:
- Garrick.
- Attributed To:
- David Garrick
Poem Aliases
Colman. Polly Honeycombe. Prologue.
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