Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold
- DMI number:
- 22738
- First Line:
- Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold
- Last Line:
- Or the chaplain for 'tis his trade as in duty bound shall ever pray
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet
- Themes:
- Crime[theft] and Money / wealth
- Author:
- Jonathan Swift
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Swift Poems Project, 069-
- First Line:
- Humbly sheweth | That I went to warm myself in Lady Betty's chamber because I was cold
- Last Line:
- Or the chaplain for tis his trade as in duty bound shall pray
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse's vagaries or the merry mortal's companion [Part II] [ESTC T170724]
- Page No(s):
- pp.63-68
- Poem Title:
- To their Excellencies the Lords Justices of Ireland. The Humble Petition of Frances Harris, Who must starve, and die a Maid if it miscarries.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift [Contents page attribution]
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
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