Thus did the nymph in vain caress the boy
- DMI number:
- 30926
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Thus did the nymph in vain caress the boy
- Last Line:
- A rising stalk with yellow blossoms crowned
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Narrative verse, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Love[self-love] and Mythology[Narcissus]
- Author:
- Joseph Addison
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Chalmers (1810) IX: 557-558.
- Translated from:
- Ovid
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Thus did the nymphs in vain caress the boy
- Last Line:
- A rising stalk with yellow blossoms crowned
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [N12188]
- Page No(s):
- pp.141-145
- Poem Title:
- The Story of Narcissus, from Ovid.
- Attribution:
- Translated by Mr. Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [reissue of T54977] [N12187]
- Page No(s):
- pp.149-154
- Poem Title:
- The Story of Narcissus, from Ovid.
- Attribution:
- Translated by Mr. Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [T173369]
- Page No(s):
- pp.140-145
- Poem Title:
- The Story of Narcissus, from Ovid.
- Attribution:
- Translated by Mr Addison
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
- Title:
- Poems for young ladies [T54977]
- Page No(s):
- pp.149-154
- Poem Title:
- The Story of Narcissus, from Ovid.
- Attribution:
- Translated by Mr. Addison.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
Poem Aliases
Ovid. Metamorphoses. Book 3.
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