Tis true then you're of roaring weary grown

DMI number:

8893

First Line:

Tis true then you're of roaring weary grown

Last Line:

And take again the plague of plagues your wife

Poem Genre / Form:

Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Satire, and Couplet

Themes:

Women / the female character and Virtue / vice

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Translated from:

Nicolas Boileau Despréaux

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

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Content/Publication

Title:

The works of Monsieur Boileau. Made English by several hands [Vol I] [T143903]

Page No(s):

pp.252-302

Poem Title:

A Dialogue, Or Satire X.

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Title:

The works of Monsieur Boileau. Made English by several hands [Vol I] [T143904]

Page No(s):

pp.252-302

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The works of Monsieur Boileau. Made English by several hands. [Vol I] [ECCO] [N25822]

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pp.252-302

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