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Wherever thy navy spreads her canvas wings

DMI number:
37198
First Line:
Wherever thy navy spreads her canvas wings
Last Line:
Dares trust such power with so much piety
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet
Themes:
God, Other countries, Patriotism / glory of the British nation, Politics, Religion, The monarchy (heads of state), Virtue / vice, and War
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Author:
Edmund Waller
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Chalmers (1810) VIII: 37.
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Content/Publication
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.141-142
Poem Title:
To the King on his Navy.
Attribution:
Waller.
Attributed To:
Edmund Waller
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.124-125
Poem Title:
To the King on his Navy. [Waller.]
Attribution:
Waller.
Attributed To:
Edmund Waller
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.124-125
Poem Title:
To the King on his Navy. [Waller.]
Attribution:
Waller.
Attributed To:
Edmund Waller
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.124-125
Poem Title:
To the King on his Navy. [Waller.]
Attribution:
Waller.
Attributed To:
Edmund Waller