The wit hath long beholding been
- DMI number:
- 42512
- First Line:
- The wit hath long beholding been
- Last Line:
- And only to themselves go bare | This cap of all the caps that be | Is now the sign of high degree
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Song with refrain and Sestet aabbcc
- Themes:
- Clothing[hats.], Social order, and Trades / labour
- First Line:
- The wit hath long beholding been
- Last Line:
- But those that to themselves go bare | This cap of all the caps that be | Is now the sign of high degree
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The new academy of complements [ESTC R11946]
- Page No(s):
- pp.139-142
- Poem Title:
- Song 92.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Wit and drollery. Jovial poems. Corrected and amended, with new additions [ESTC R12497]
- Page No(s):
- pp.263-267
- Poem Title:
- The Song of the Capps.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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