All upstarts insolent in place
- DMI number:
- 25119
- First Line:
- All upstarts insolent in place
- Last Line:
- Shall prove of caterpillar breed
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 334-335.
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- XXV. The Butterfly and the Snail.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- XXV. The Butterfly and the Snail.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The Edinburgh Entertainer [T128711]
- Page No(s):
- pp.286-287
- Poem Title:
- Fable XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail.
- Attribution:
- p.267: From Mr. Gay's Fables.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor or a collection of select piece of poetry [T126136] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.6-7
- Poem Title:
- The Butterfly and Snail. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.7-8
- Poem Title:
- The Butterfly and Snail. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.6-7
- Poem Title:
- The Butterfly and Snail. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.6-7
- Poem Title:
- The Butterfly and Snail. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.6-7
- Poem Title:
- The Butterfly and Snail. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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