We oft by lightning read in darkest nights

DMI number:

17078

Poem Aliases

Crowne. Henry the Sixth. The First Part.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

We oft by lightning read in darkest nights

Last Line:

Though you at other times can keep them dark

Poem Genre / Form:

Blank verse, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Verse-drama

Themes:

Darkness and Night

Related People

Author:

John Crowne

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract w. variants from 'Henry the Sixth. The First Part' Act 2. 1681: ESTC R2847.

Content/Publication

Title:

[vol. 3] The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries [vol III] [ECCO] [T131617]

Page No(s):

p.13

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Crown's First Part of Henry VI

Attributed To:

John Crowne