There's a being in nature as light as a feather

DMI number:

30229

First Line:

There's a being in nature as light as a feather

Last Line:

That he who relies on it takes an eel by the tail

Poem Genre / Form:

Moral and Couplet

Themes:

Advice / moral precepts

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As Chloe with affected air

Last Line:

Mourn their ill conduct soon or late

Relationship:

Answer To/Answered By

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Select tales and fables with prudential maxims and other little lessons of morality in prose and verse [N67747] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.18

Poem Title:

The Application to Fab. XVII. The Picture of a Coquet.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

Select tales and fables with prudential maxims and other little lessons of morality in prose and verse [T127913] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.18

Poem Title:

The Application to Fab. XVII. The Picture of a Coquet.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

Select tales and fables with prudential maxims and other little lessons of morality in prose and verse [T128069] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.26

Poem Title:

The Application to the Fab. XVIII. The Picture of a Coquet.

Attribution:

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Not attributed