I grant that from some mossy idol oak

DMI number:

10826

Poem Aliases

Roscommon. Essay on translated verse.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

I grant that from some mossy idol oak

Last Line:

As bards began so monks rung on the chimes

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet

Themes:

Poetry / literature / writing and The monarchy (heads of state)[succession]

Related People

Author:

Wentworth Dillon

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from An essay on translated verse. Chalmers (1810) VIII: 261-264.

Content/Publication

Title:

The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (1721; T86917)

Page No(s):

p.343

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

But now let's go on with my Lord [i.e. Roscommon]

Attributed To:

Wentworth Dillon

Title:

The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (N10409) [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.343

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

But now let's go on with my Lord [i.e. Roscommon]

Attributed To:

Wentworth Dillon