It so befel a silly a swain
- DMI number:
- 25164
- First Line:
- It so befel a silly a swain
- Last Line:
- If dost pray be so kind to speak
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Narrative verse and Couplet
- Themes:
- Rural life and Sex / relations between the sexes
- Author:
- Matthew Prior
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Wright and Spears II: 809. 'Wrongly attributed to Prior'.
- Author:
- William Congreve
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- McKenzie II: 437. Wright and Spears II: 809.
- First Line:
- It so befell a silly swain
- Last Line:
- If dost pray be so good to speak
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- It so befell a silly swain
- Last Line:
- If dost pray be so kind to speak
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour or a collection of comic tales. By the most eminent poets [vol I] [T41630] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.44-45
- Poem Title:
- The Lout looking for his Heifer. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Congreve.
- Attributed To:
- William Congreve
- Title:
- The sprightly muse [ECCO] [N65161]
- Page No(s):
- pp.46-47
- Poem Title:
- The Lout looking for his Heifer. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Congreve.
- Attributed To:
- William Congreve
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