How short is life's uncertain space
- DMI number:
- 27721
- First Line:
- How short is life's uncertain space
- Last Line:
- Be centred in a friend
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quintain / quintet abaab
- Themes:
- Fate / fortune / providence, Philosophical enquiry, and The happy man / contentment
- Author:
- James Merrick
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Suarez (1997) VI: 398.
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes, by several hands [Vol. 5] [T144532]
- Page No(s):
- pp.219-220
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Merrick.]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 5] [N64141] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.219-220
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Merrick.]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 5] [T101653] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.263-265
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Merrick.]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A Collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 5] [T115893] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.219-220
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Merrick.]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 5] [T144724] [DUODECIMO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.219-220
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Merrick]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 5] [T144724] [ECCO] [OCTAVO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.219-220
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Merrick.]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. With Notes [Vol 5] [T116246] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.236-237
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Merrick.]
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A Select Collection of Poems, From the most approved Authors, Vol 2 [N21809] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.66-67
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- A Select Collection of Poems, From the most approved Authors, Vol 2 [T117085] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.66-67
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [N20962] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [N25819] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T118368] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.215-216
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T126129] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.210-211
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T173552] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T231611] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- Poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T83109] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
- Title:
- The poetical banquet: being a select collection of poems on various subjects selected to enforce the practice of virtue [T228438] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.159-160
- Poem Title:
- The Wish.
- Attribution:
- By Merrick.
- Attributed To:
- James Merrick
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