That prince must govern with a gentle hand
- DMI number:
- 15955
- First Line:
- That prince must govern with a gentle hand
- Last Line:
- That will have love comply with his command
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- The monarchy (heads of state) and Advice / moral precepts
- Author:
- Robert Herrick
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Herrick (1825) II: 180.
- Title:
- The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. [vol II] [T131617] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.136
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Ibid [i.e. Herrick]
- Attributed To:
- Robert Herrick
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