Against an elm a sheep was tied
- DMI number:
- 33352
- First Line:
- Against an elm a sheep was tied
- Last Line:
- Since drums and parchment were invented
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts and Animals
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 307-308.
- Title:
- A Collection of Modern Fables [ESTC T85473]
- Page No(s):
- p.86
- Poem Title:
- Fable XLV. The Wild Boar and the Ram.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- p.118
- Poem Title:
- VI. The Wild Boar and the Ram.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- p.118
- Poem Title:
- VI. The Wild Boar and the Ram.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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