She might have numbered out the stars in sin
- DMI number:
- 18566
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- She might have numbered out the stars in sin
- Last Line:
- And I shall stink of cuckold to the world
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- Sex and bawdy humour
- Author:
- Thomas Southerne
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Southerne (1713): I, 87 (extract from 'The Disappointment', Act 1, Scene 2).
- Title:
- Thesaurus Dramaticus. Containing all the celebrated passages, soliloquies, similies, descriptions, and other poetical beauties in the body of English plays. [1724] [2 vols] [ESTC T134540]
- Page No(s):
- p.61
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Ibid [i.e. South. Disap.]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Southerne
Poem Aliases
Southerne. Disappointment. Act 1.
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