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The muses and the muse inspired crew

DMI number:
44607
Poem Aliases
Theocritus. Idyll. 16
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
The muses and the muse inspired crew
Last Line:
To chant and Hieron's valiant acts proclaim
Poem Genre / Form:
Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Pastoral, and Couplet
Themes:
Mythology and Poetry / literature / writing
Related People
Author:
Edward Sherborn
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
No record of Edward Sherborn on LION, mentioned in Ward, A. W. and Waller, A. R. eds. The Cambridge History of English Literature Volume VII 'Most of his translations from a miscellaneous set of authors, Coluthus and Preti, Theocritus and Casimir, are in undistinguished couplets; his original pieces are more lyrical and better; the best being religious.'
Translated from:
Theocritus
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
Poems by several hands on several occasions [R22319]
Page No(s):
p.151-157
Poem Title:
The Graces or Hieron Theocriti Idyll. 16.
Attribution:
Translated by Sir Edward Sherborn
Attributed To:
Not attributed