O dainty Davy we have read

DMI number:

35425

First Line:

O dainty Davy we have read

Last Line:

Or I mistake it

Poem Genre / Form:

Sestet aaabcb

Themes:

Dunces, Personal insults, and Poetry / literature / writing

Content/Publication

Title:

The Caledoniad. A Collection of Poems, written chiefly by Scottish Authors. [Vol 2] [T130687] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.126-127

Poem Title:

To an Apothecary's Apprentice, attempting Dogrel without the least knowledge of Orthography, Prosody, or Syntax.

Attribution:

By J. H. Esq;

Attributed To:

Not attributed