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How sacred ought kings lives be held

DMI number:
20577
Poem Aliases
Dryden and Lee. Oedipus. Act 5.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
How sacred ought kings lives be held
Last Line:
Demands an empire's blood for expiation
Poem Genre / Form:
Extract / snippet from longer work
Themes:
Death and The monarchy (heads of state)
Related People
Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Oedipus Act 5 Scene 1. Calif. XIII (1985): 211.
Author:
Nathaniel Lee
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Oedipus Act 5 Scene 1. Calif. XIII (1985): 211.
Content/Publication
Title:
Thesaurus Dramaticus [II] [T134540] [ecco]
Page No(s):
p.187
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
Lee's Oedip.
Attributed To:
Nathaniel Lee