Right trusty and so forth we let you to know

DMI number:

11478

First Line:

Right trusty and so forth we let you to know

Last Line:

Though she lives till she's grey as a badger all over

Poem Genre / Form:

Answer/reply, Couplet, and Comic verse

Themes:

Mythology, Personal insults, Poetry / literature / writing, and Wit

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Author:

Jonathan Swift

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Swift Poems Project, 263-

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Content/Publication

Title:

Miscellaneous poems, original and translated, by several hands. [ESTC T125249]

Page No(s):

p.140-147

Poem Title:

Apollo, To Dean Swift.

Attribution:

By Himself. [i.e. Swift]

Attributed To:

Jonathan Swift