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Men who are set on doing evil

DMI number:
21461
First Line:
Men who are set on doing evil
Last Line:
And in an instant crushed the eggs
Poem Genre / Form:
Narrative verse and Couplet
Themes:
Sex and bawdy humour
Related People
Author:
Thomas Hamilton
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
H*******n = Haddington. See ODNB.
Content/Publication
Title:
Forty select poems on several occasions [vol 1] [N18508] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.80-99
Poem Title:
Tale XII. The Simpleton.
Attribution:
By the Right Honourable The Earl of H*******n. [title page]
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Flowers of Gallantry, by the Earl of Rochester, and other wits... [N66946]
Page No(s):
pp.50-63
Poem Title:
Tale XII. The Simpleton.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed