Of gentle blood his parents only treasure
- DMI number:
- 26070
- First Line:
- Of gentle blood his parents only treasure
- Last Line:
- He leaped over age and took a shorter way
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epitaph and Couplet
- Themes:
- Death and Parents and children
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Calif. VII (2000) 540.
- First Line:
- Of gentle blood his parents only treasure
- Last Line:
- He leaped over age and took the shortest way
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Of gentle race his parents' only treasure
- Last Line:
- From youth he soared to heaven the shortest way
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A select collection of epitaphs carefully collected from the tombstones of the most eminent personages in England Scotland and Ireland [T131017] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.85
- Poem Title:
- On Mr. Rogers, jun. of Gloucestershire.
- Attribution:
- J. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Select and Remarkable Epitaphs [Vol. 1] [T27439] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.137
- Poem Title:
- On Mr. Rogers, jun. of Gloucestershire.
- Attribution:
- J. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
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