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Statesman made up of littleness and fear

DMI number:
36077
First Line:
Statesman made up of littleness and fear
Last Line:
Railed scorned and cursed at by the crowds he starved
Poem Genre / Form:
Parody and Sestet aabbcc
Themes:
Politics and Virtue / vice
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First Line:
Statesman yet friend to truth in soul sincere
Last Line:
Praised wept and honoured by the muse he loved
Relationship:
Parody Of/Parodied By
Comments:
First Line:
Statesman yet friend to truth of soul sincere
Last Line:
Praised wept and honoured by the muse he loved
Relationship:
Parody Of/Parodied By
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
An asylum for fugitives. Vol. II. [T118927] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.86
Poem Title:
A Print of a celebrated Chancellor of the Exchequer having been just exhibited in the Picture-Shops without a Motto, the following Parody, on Pope's inscription on Secretary Craggs, is recommended.
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