In merry old England it once was a rule
- DMI number:
- 15802
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- In merry old England it once was a rule
- Last Line:
- That C----r can serve both for fool and for poet
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Quatrain aabb
- Themes:
- Dunces
- Author:
- Alexander Pope
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- Twickenham edition VI: 302: probably by Pope.
- First Line:
- In merry old England it once was a rule
- Last Line:
- That Cibber can serve for both fool and for poet
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of epigrams [vol. 2] [T170823]
- Page No(s):
- LIII.
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of epigrams. [Vol. II] [ESTC T130692]
- Page No(s):
- LIII.
- Poem Title:
- [No title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Epigrams fresh gather'd from the conversation of the polite [N18487] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.37
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. P-----.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86180]
- Page No(s):
- p.122
- Poem Title:
- ** Royal Oecomony.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86181] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.122
- Poem Title:
- ** Royal Oeconomy.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
Poem Aliases
Pope. On Cibber.
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