O night dark night wrapped round with Stygian gloom
- DMI number:
- 20451
- First Line:
- O night dark night wrapped round with Stygian gloom
- Last Line:
- Fools banter heaven itself O Young and thee
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Parody
- Themes:
- Darkness, Hopelessness / vanity of life, Night, Poetry / literature / writing[Edward Young, Night Thoughts], and Death
- Author:
- Samuel Derrick
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Derrick (1755): 189-191: 'by --'.
- Author:
- William Whitehead
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Lonsdale (1984): 415-6.
- First Line:
- O night dark night wrapped round with Stygian gloom
- Last Line:
- Fools spare not heaven itself o Y____ nor thee
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The foundling hospital for wit [vol. V] [T64454]
- Page No(s):
- pp.41-43
- Poem Title:
- New Night-Thoughts on Death. A Parody. By Mr. Wh****.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Wh****.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The foundling hospital for wit [vol. V] [T64455]
- Page No(s):
- pp.43-45
- Poem Title:
- New Night-Thoughts on Death. A Parody. By Mr. Wh****.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Wh****.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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