We frequently misplace esteem
- DMI number:
- 23366
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- We frequently misplace esteem
- Last Line:
- We saw thee in thy proper shape
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Fame and Virtue / vice
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 387-390.
- First Line:
- We frequently misplace esteem
- Last Line:
- The thriving knaves that keep em poor
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [2nd ed] [T127413] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-168
- Poem Title:
- The Baboon and the Poultry. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [3rd ed] [39 parts] [T112124] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-168
- Poem Title:
- The Baboon and the Poultry. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4thed] [T199384] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-168
- Poem Title:
- The Baboon and the Poultry. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [T125628] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-168
- Poem Title:
- The Baboon and the Poultry. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.186-190
- Poem Title:
- LV. The Baboon and the Poultry. To a Levee-Hunter.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.186-190
- Poem Title:
- LV. The Baboon and the Poultry. To a Levee Hunter.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
Poem Aliases
Gay. Baboon and the poultry.
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