Art's needless varnish to make nature shine
- DMI number:
- 10440
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Art's needless varnish to make nature shine
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Essay and Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- Poetry / literature / writing
- Author:
- John Sheffield
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from An essay on poetry. Chalmers (1810) X: 91-94.
- Title:
- The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (1721; T86917)
- Page No(s):
- p.210
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (N10409) [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.210
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
Poem Aliases
Buckingham. Essay on poetry.
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