Job cursed the day that gave him birth
- DMI number:
- 22776
- First Line:
- Job cursed the day that gave him birth
- Last Line:
- With double rage the wretch had pined
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Alternate rhyme [ababcdcd...]
- Themes:
- Anger, Grief / sadness / melancholy, and Marriage
- Author:
- John Bancks [Banks]
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Bancks (1738) II: 162-163.
- First Line:
- Job cursed the day that gave him birth
- Last Line:
- With double grief the wretch had pined
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- My friends expected me at seven
- Last Line:
- Sooner than bribe me with her favour
- Relationship:
- Answer To/Answered By
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [ESTC T41629]
- Page No(s):
- p.76
- Poem Title:
- Tale VIII. Delia's Wedding-Night.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [T86635]
- Page No(s):
- p.76
- Poem Title:
- Tale VIII. Delia's Wedding-Night.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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