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So by each bard an alderman shall sit

DMI number:
35042
Poem Aliases
Pope. Dunciad. Book 4.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
So by each bard an alderman shall sit
Last Line:
A heavy lord shall hang at every wit
Poem Genre / Form:
Mock epic, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Couplet
Themes:
Poetry / literature / writing, Politics, and Wit
Related People
Author:
Alexander Pope
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Dunciad Book 4. Twickenham edition V.
Content/Publication
Title:
Additions to the works of Alexander Pope, Esq. [T5466] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.13
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
Mr. Pope
Attributed To:
Alexander Pope