Though life itself is not worth a thought
- DMI number:
- 24735
- First Line:
- Though life itself is not worth a thought
- Last Line:
- To make this richer treasure mine
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Couplet
- Themes:
- Illness, injury[importance of health]
- Author:
- John Hervey
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- c.f. Overton. Suarez (1997) I: 167.
- First Line:
- Though life's not worth a thought
- Last Line:
- To make this richer treasure mine
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of select epigrams in which are many originals never before printed by the most eminent hands [T124651]
- Page No(s):
- pp.42-43
- Poem Title:
- CXLVIII. Health.
- Attribution:
- Lord Hervey.
- Attributed To:
- John Hervey
- Title:
- The cabinet for wit: or, an infallible recipe to cure stupidity [ESTC P6303, T191092]
- Page No(s):
- pp.27-28
- Poem Title:
- On Health.
- Attribution:
- By the late Lord Harvey.
- Attributed To:
- John Hervey
- Title:
- The new foundling hospital for wit ... Part the third [T139946] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.84-85
- Poem Title:
- On Health.
- Attribution:
- By the late Lord Hervey.
- Attributed To:
- John Hervey
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