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How wretched is the fate of those who write

DMI number:
38767
Poem Aliases
Pilgrim. Prologue.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
How wretched is the fate of those who write
Last Line:
One made the doctor and one dubbed the knight
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Prologue
Themes:
Theatre
Related People
Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Calif. XVI (1998): 263-4.
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First Line:
How wretched is the fate of those that write
Last Line:
One made the doctor and one dubbed the knight
Relationship:
Variant Of
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection and selection of english prologues and epilogues [vol 1] [T145232] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.142-144
Poem Title:
Prologue To The Pilgrim, By Beaumont And Fletcher. Revived For Dryden's Benefit, Anno 1700
Attribution:
Dryden.
Attributed To:
John Dryden