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Tis not the fear of death nor smart

DMI number:
24607
First Line:
Tis not the fear of death nor smart
Last Line:
Whenever she's not there
Poem Genre / Form:
Epigram and Quatrain abab
Themes:
Fighting / conflict and Love
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Author:
Samuel Derrick
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
Derrick (1755): 168. MS annotation in ECCO copy (based on BL copy) (p. 168) notes that this is one of a group of poems 'given by a gentleman to Derrick, to fill his volume'.
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First Line:
Tis not the fear of death or smart
Last Line:
When Celia is not there
Relationship:
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Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of select epigrams in which are many originals never before printed by the most eminent hands [T124651]
Page No(s):
p.20
Poem Title:
LXVIII. In Answer to a Challenge.
Attribution:
F. G.
Attributed To:
Not attributed