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Numbers and rhymes and that harmonious sound

DMI number:
29670
Poem Aliases
Buckingham. Essay on poetry.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Numbers and rhymes and that harmonious sound
Last Line:
Describing all men but described by none
Poem Genre / Form:
Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet
Themes:
Poetry / literature / writing
Related People
Author:
John Sheffield
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract w. variants from An essay on poetry. Chalmers (1810) X: 91-94.
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First Line:
Numbers and rhyme and that harmonious sound
Last Line:
Describing all men but described by none
Relationship:
Variant Of
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Content/Publication
Title:
The art of poetry on a new plan [vol I] [ESTC T56146] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.7-8
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
The duke of Buckingham in his Essay on Poetry, very justly observes:
Attributed To:
John Sheffield