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Our author's wit and raillery tonight

DMI number:
35925
Poem Aliases
Mistake. Prologue.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Our author's wit and raillery tonight
Last Line:
You must allow it in a wholesale wit
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Prologue
Themes:
Theatre
Related People
Author:
Sir Richard Steele
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
Prologue ('Written by Mr. Steele') to 'The Mistake'. Vanbrugh, Plays (1719: ESTC T153728) II: 155-156.
Content/Publication
Title:
Prologues and epilogues, celebrated for their poetical merit [ecco] [N12159]
Page No(s):
pp.253-254
Poem Title:
Prologue To Sir John Vanbrugh's Mistake.
Attribution:
Written by Mr. Steele
Attributed To:
Sir Richard Steele
Title:
A collection and selection of English prologues and epilogues [vol 3] [T145232] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.64-65
Poem Title:
Prologue To The Mistake.
Attribution:
Vanbrugh.
Attributed To:
Sir John Vanbrugh