Poets like lawful monarchs ruled the stage
- DMI number:
- 35802
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Poets like lawful monarchs ruled the stage
- Last Line:
- Of forty thousand five would scarce remain
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- The monarchy (heads of state) and Theatre
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- POAS (1965) II: 505-507. Calif. II (1972): 190-2.
- Title:
- A collection and selection of english prologues and epilogues [vol 1] [T145232] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.120-123
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Loyal Brother: Or The Persian Prince. By Mr. Southern, 1682.
- Attribution:
- Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Prologues and epilogues, celebrated for their poetical merit [ecco] [N12159]
- Page No(s):
- pp.85-86
- Poem Title:
- Prologue...to Mr. Southerne's Loyal Brothers; or, The Persian Prince. 1682.
- Attribution:
- By Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
Poem Aliases
Loyal Brother or the Persian Prince. Prologue.
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