May the King live long
- DMI number:
- 24887
- First Line:
- May the King live long
- Last Line:
- Dong ding ding dong
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram, Distich, and Doggerel / nonsense verse
- Themes:
- The monarchy (heads of state)
- Author:
- Jonathan Swift
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Swift Poems Project, P021 ('Doubtfully by Swift')
- Title:
- A collection of select epigrams in which are many originals never before printed by the most eminent hands [T124651]
- Page No(s):
- p.90
- Poem Title:
- CCCXIII. A Distich written under the Sign of the King's Head and Bell in Dublin, at the Host's Request.
- Attribution:
- Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- Title:
- Epigrams fresh gather'd from the conversation of the polite [N18487] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.8
- Poem Title:
- Written under the King's-Head and Bell, in Dublin, at the Request of the Host.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
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