Soon as your father's death was known
- DMI number:
- 30077
- First Line:
- Soon as your father's death was known
- Last Line:
- But he by folly was undone
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Advice and Couplet
- Themes:
- Gambling and Money / wealth
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 419-422.
- Title:
- The entertainer; containing great variety of instructive entertainment [Vol I] [T100454]
- Page No(s):
- pp.72-75
- Poem Title:
- To a young Heir. The Observation of which it is hoped will be a means of discountenancing gaming.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.220-223
- Poem Title:
- LXII. Pan and Fortune. To a Young Heir.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.220-223
- Poem Title:
- LXII. Pan and Fortune. To a Young Heir.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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