When Bibo thought fit from the world to retreat

DMI number:

18815

First Line:

When Bibo thought fit from the world to retreat

Last Line:

You may have forgot you was drunk when you died

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram and Couplet

Themes:

Death, Food and drink, and Mythology[Charon.]

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Author:

Matthew Prior

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

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Content/Publication

Title:

Poems on several occasions [T75638] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.87

Poem Title:

Bibo and Charon.

Attribution:

Title-page attribution, 'By Matthew Prior, Esq'.

Attributed To:

Matthew Prior