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Too curious man why dost thou seek to know

DMI number:
9415
Poem Aliases
Cibber. Xerxes.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Too curious man why dost thou seek to know
Last Line:
And griefs assured are felt before they come
Poem Genre / Form:
Character and Extract / snippet from longer work
Themes:
Fate / fortune / providence
Related People
Author:
Colley Cibber
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from 'Xerxes' Act 4 (1699, ESTC R18221).
Content/Publication
Title:
The agreeable variety. In two parts [T61602]
Page No(s):
p.144
Poem Title:
Address'd to the too Curious Man.
Attribution:
From Dryden
Attributed To:
John Dryden
Title:
The agreeable variety. In two parts. [T61568]
Page No(s):
p.144
Poem Title:
Address'd to the too Curious Man.
Attribution:
From Dryden
Attributed To:
John Dryden
Title:
The agreeable variety: being a miscellaneous collection in prose and verse from the works of the most celebrated authors [T61569]
Page No(s):
p.144
Poem Title:
Address'd to the too Curious Man.
Attribution:
From Dryden
Attributed To:
John Dryden