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Shall authors tease the town with tragic passion

DMI number:
39042
Poem Aliases
Captives. Epilogue.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Shall authors tease the town with tragic passion
Last Line:
Who for that circle would but venture ruin
Poem Genre / Form:
Epilogue and Couplet
Themes:
Theatre
Related People
Author:
Alexander Pope
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
Identified as a possible author, Gay, Dramatic Works I: 458-459. Twickenham edition VI: 438: 'doubtful authorship'.
Author:
John Gay
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
Epilogue to the Captives. Fuller (1983) I.
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection and selection of English prologues and epilogues [vol 4] [T145232] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.12-13
Poem Title:
Epilogue To The Captives.
Attribution:
Gay.
Attributed To:
John Gay