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As cross his yard at early day

DMI number:
1758
Poem Aliases
Gay. Barleymow and the dunghill.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
As cross his yard at early day
Last Line:
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Poem Genre / Form:
Quintain / quintet aabab and Fable
Themes:
Advice / moral precepts
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Author:
John Gay
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
Altered version of The barley mow and the dunghill. Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 348-349.
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Last Line:
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Content/Publication
Title:
Fables and other short poems [II]
Page No(s):
f. 2
Poem Title:
The Barley-mow and the Dunghill
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed