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An ancient sage when death approached his bed

DMI number:
31691
Poem Aliases
The Reprisal. Prologue.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
An ancient sage when death approached his bed
Last Line:
And rise the unrivalled empress of the main
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Prologue
Themes:
Theatre
Related People
Author:
Tobias George Smollett
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Chalmers (1810) XV: 578. Gassman (1993): 175-176.
Content/Publication
Title:
The court of Thespis, being a collection of the most admired prologues and epilogues that have appeared for many years [T71442] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.19-20
Poem Title:
Prologue To The Reprisal. Spoken by Mr. Harvard.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The spouter's companion [N23487]
Page No(s):
pp.65-66
Poem Title:
Prologue To The Reprisal.
Attribution:
Written by Mr. Havard.
Attributed To:
William Havard [Harvard or Haverd]