How fond are men of rule and place
- DMI number:
- 23429
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- How fond are men of rule and place
- Last Line:
- Lions and noble beasts despise
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Politics and Scandal / fame / notoriety
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 327-328.
- First Line:
- How fond are men of rule and place
- Last Line:
- In hopes to be supreme in wit
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- A Collection of Modern Fables [ESTC T85473]
- Page No(s):
- pp.177-178
- Poem Title:
- Fable XCI. The Lion and the Cub.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4th ed] [vol ii] [T127408] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.439-440
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4thed] [T199384] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.439-440
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [T125628] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.439-440
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.137-138
- Poem Title:
- XX. The Lion and the Cub.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.137-138
- Poem Title:
- XX. The Lion and the Cub.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor or a collection of select piece of poetry [T126136] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.5-6
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.6-7
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.5-6
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.5-6
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.5-6
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
Poem Aliases
Gay. Lion and the cub.
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