That man must daily wiser grow
- DMI number:
- 23363
- First Line:
- That man must daily wiser grow
- Last Line:
- Derision shouts along the strand
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Manners and Reason
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 394-397.
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [2nd ed] [T127413] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.141-143
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [3rd ed] [39 parts] [T112124] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.141-143
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4thed] [T199384] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.141-143
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [T125628] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.141-143
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.194-197
- Poem Title:
- LVI. The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.194-197
- Poem Title:
- LVI. The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.18-22
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat. To A Coxcomb. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.15-18
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.15-18
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.15-18
- Poem Title:
- The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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