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Severe their task who in this critic age

DMI number:
31740
Poem Aliases
Foote. The Author. Prologue.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Severe their task who in this critic age
Last Line:
Just such as is this circle here tonight
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Prologue
Themes:
Theatre
Related People
Author:
Samuel Foote
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Variant prologue to 'The Author' (1757, ESTC T22800).
Related Poems
First Line:
Severe their task who in this critic age
Last Line:
Vain his attempts who strives to please them all
Relationship:
Variant Of
Comments:
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.115-117
Poem Title:
Prologue To The Author.
Attribution:
Written And Spoken By Mr. Foote.
Attributed To:
Samuel Foote