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What all aspiring mortals have in view

DMI number:
9329
First Line:
What all aspiring mortals have in view
Last Line:
And guiltless minds imbibe celestial joys
Poem Genre / Form:
Admonition and Couplet
Themes:
Carpe diem
Related People
Author:
Sir Richard Blackmore
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
'Solomon's Irony'; Collection (1718): 468-73.
Content/Publication
Title:
The Bee. A Collection of Choice Poems [Part I] [N32537]
Page No(s):
pp.39-41
Poem Title:
Solomon's Irony.
Attribution:
"Solomon’s Irony, by its Strength and Sublimity, [seems to be] Sir R. Blackmore’s" (p.[44]).
Attributed To:
Sir Richard Blackmore