In Paris there's a race of animals
- DMI number:
- 29737
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- In Paris there's a race of animals
- Last Line:
- They by frequenting ladies toilets learn
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Satire and Couplet
- Themes:
- Fashion and Other countries[France (Paris in particular)]
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from An epistle to the right honourable William Pulteney ('Pult'ney methinks you blame my breach of word'). Dearing and Beckwith (1974) I: 208-214.
- Title:
- The entertaining medley [2nd ed] [T98504]
- Page No(s):
- pp.150-151
- Poem Title:
- A Drunken Frolick.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The book of oddities: or, agreeable variety for town and country [2nd ed] [T128714] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.372
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Mr. Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The book of oddities: or, agreeable variety for town and country [3rd ed] [T128530] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.387
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Mr. Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The entertaining medley [T98505]
- Page No(s):
- pp.150-151
- Poem Title:
- [No title]
- Attribution:
- Mr. Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
Poem Aliases
Gay. Epistle to Pulteney.
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