The turtle tells her plaintive tale
- DMI number:
- 30982
- First Line:
- The turtle tells her plaintive tale
- Last Line:
- And weave immortal wreaths of peace and joy
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work and Narrative verse
- Themes:
- Nature and The happy man / contentment
- Author:
- William Mason
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Chalmers (1810) XVIII: 345-346 (extract from 'Elfrida').
- Title:
- A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.140-142
- Poem Title:
- Content
- Attribution:
- Mason's Elfrida
- Attributed To:
- William Mason
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