The man to Jove his suit preferred
- DMI number:
- 25121
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- The man to Jove his suit preferred
- Last Line:
- To Providence resign the rest
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- The happy man / contentment and Virtue / vice
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 353-354.
- First Line:
- Shall ignorance of good and ill
- Last Line:
- To providence resign the rest
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- Poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools the fourth edition [ESTC T132703]
- Page No(s):
- pp.193-195
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.162-164
- Poem Title:
- XL. The Father and Jupiter.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.162-164
- Poem Title:
- XL. The Father and Jupiter.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The Edinburgh Entertainer [T128711]
- Page No(s):
- pp.292-293
- Poem Title:
- Fable XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter.
- Attribution:
- p.267: From Mr. Gay's Fables.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces [ESTC T175134] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.202-204
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools [ESTC T118165] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.263-265
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools third edition [ESTC T118166] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.193-195
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. 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 [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.12-13
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. 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.10-11
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. 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.10-11
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. 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.10-11
- Poem Title:
- The Father and Jupiter. A Fable. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
Poem Aliases
Gay. Father and Jupiter.
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