On the bank of a river close under a shade

DMI number:

42288

First Line:

On the bank of a river close under a shade

Last Line:

And the joys of true love are sweeter than rest

Poem Genre / Form:

Pastoral, Quatrain aabb, and Song

Themes:

Love

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Author:

Thomas D'Urfey

Confidence:

Confident (50%)

Comments:

Variant text of 'A Song made to a Tune, by the command of a Lady of Quality' ('At the foot of a willow close under the shade'). D'Urfey, A New Collection of Songs and Poems (1683, ESTC R30963), pp. 1-2.

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First Line:

On the bank of a river close under the shade

Last Line:

And the roses are sweetest when put to the still

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Female poems on several occasions [ESTC R24055]

Page No(s):

pp.130-131

Poem Title:

Pro and Con.

Attribution:

Written by Ephelia.

Attributed To:

Ephelia