When toilsome hours of day were spent

DMI number:

30829

First Line:

When toilsome hours of day were spent

Last Line:

To shine and shines but for a day

Poem Genre / Form:

Couplet and Fable

Themes:

Advice / moral precepts

Related Poems

First Line:

The toilsome hours of day were spent

Last Line:

To shine and shines but for a day

Relationship:

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Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Select fables in three parts [T78508] [ecco]

Page No(s):

pp.274-276

Poem Title:

Fable XVII. The Philosopher and Glow-Worm.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed