Twas at the royal feast for Persia won
- DMI number:
- 31010
- First Line:
- Twas at the royal feast for Persia won
- Last Line:
- Could swell the soul to rage or kindle soft desire
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work and Ode
- Themes:
- Music and Mythology
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from 'Alexander's Feast or the Power of Music'. Calif. VII (2000): 3-8.
- First Line:
- Twas at the royal feast for Persia won
- Last Line:
- She drew an angel down
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Twas at the royal feast for won degrees
- Last Line:
- Whilst fix famed champions bear him off the field
- Relationship:
- Parody Of/Parodied By
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-171
- Poem Title:
- Music.
- Attribution:
- Dryden's Fine Ode.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
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