I am dumb as solemn sorrow ought to be

DMI number:

19005

Poem Aliases

Otway. Caius Marius.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

I am dumb as solemn sorrow ought to be

Last Line:

Could my griefs speak my tale would have no end

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work

Themes:

Grief / sadness / melancholy

Related People

Author:

Thomas Otway

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from 'The History and Fall of Caius Marius' Act 1 Scene 1. Otway (1712) II.

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First Line:

I am dumb as solemn sorrow ought to be

Last Line:

Could my grief speak the tale would have no end

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Content/Publication

Title:

Thesaurus Dramaticus. Containing all the celebrated passages, soliloquies, similies, descriptions, and other poetical beauties in the body of English plays. [1724] [2 vols] [ESTC T134540]

Page No(s):

p.159

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Otw. Cai. Mar.

Attributed To:

Thomas Otway