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The sompner lewdly hath his prologue told

DMI number:
8257
First Line:
The sompner lewdly hath his prologue told
Last Line:
Were there no freers the devil mought keep in hell
Poem Genre / Form:
Answer/reply and Couplet
Themes:
Poetry / literature / writing[Chaucer]
Related People
Author:
John Gay
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Dearing and Beckwith (1974) I: 198-200.
Content/Publication
Title:
Poems on several occasions: by His Grace the Duke of Buckingham... And other eminent Hands. [T42637]
Page No(s):
pp.147-151
Poem Title:
An Answer to the Sompners Prologue in Chaucer.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed