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Thou common shore of this poetic town

DMI number:
7066
First Line:
Thou common shore of this poetic town
Last Line:
His mistress lost and yet his pen's his sword
Poem Genre / Form:
Lampoon and Couplet
Themes:
Dunces and Poetry / literature / writing
Related People
Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
Not in Calif. Hammond rejects attribution (V: 687). See also Lord, POAS I: 395.
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The common shore of this poetic town
Last Line:
His mistress lost and yet his pen's his sword
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Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
The sixth part of miscellany poems [T175048]
Page No(s):
pp.359-361
Poem Title:
A familiar Epistle to Mr. Julian, Secretary of the Muses.
Attribution:
By Mr. Dryden
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The sixth part of miscellany poems [ecco] [T117014]
Page No(s):
pp.288-291
Poem Title:
A familiar Epistle to Mr. Julian, Secretary of the Muses.
Attribution:
By Mr. Dryden.
Attributed To:
John Dryden