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Of many faults rhyme is perhaps the cause

DMI number:
10387
Poem Aliases
Roscommon. Essay on translated verse.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Of many faults rhyme is perhaps the cause
Last Line:
Which none know better and none come so near
Poem Genre / Form:
Essay, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Couplet
Themes:
Poetry / literature / writing
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Author:
Wentworth Dillon
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from An essay on translated verse. Chalmers (1810) VIII: 261-264.
Content/Publication
Title:
The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (1721; T86917)
Page No(s):
pp.70-71
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
the following words of my Lord Roscommon...
Attributed To:
Wentworth Dillon
Title:
The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (N10409) [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.70-71
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
the following words of my Lord Roscommon...
Attributed To:
Wentworth Dillon