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Lest you should think that verse shall die

DMI number:
32401
Poem Aliases
Horace. Odes. Book 4 Ode 9.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
Pope. Part of the ninth ode of the fourth book of Horace.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Lest you should think that verse shall die
Last Line:
They had no poet and are dead
Poem Genre / Form:
Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Quatrain abab, and Ode
Themes:
Poetry / literature / writing
Related People
Author:
Alexander Pope
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Part of the ninth ode of the fourth book of Horace. Twickenham edition IV.
Translated from:
Horace
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A Collection of Poems, From the Best Authors: Adapted to every age, but peculiarly designed to form the Taste of Youth. [T78176] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.228
Poem Title:
XXVIII. Imitation of Horace iv. 9.
Attribution:
by Pope. [Contents page]
Attributed To:
Alexander Pope