In humane commerce then let fate remain

DMI number:

14722

Poem Aliases

Greville. An Inquisition upon Fame and Honor.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

In humane commerce then let fate remain

Last Line:

Proves man's worth is no nature but a name

Poem Genre / Form:

Sesta rima / ababcc and Extract / snippet from longer work

Themes:

Fame

Related People

Author:

Fulke Greville

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from 'An Inquisition upon Fame and Honour'. Greville (1633): 53-69.

Content/Publication

Title:

The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. [T131617] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.266

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Lord Brooke on Fame and Honour

Attributed To:

Fulke Greville