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Whether on earth in air or main

DMI number:
37037
Poem Aliases
Gay. Man and the flea.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Whether on earth in air or main
Last Line:
That more important fleas might feed
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Fable
Themes:
Advice / moral precepts
Related People
Author:
John Gay
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 367-368
Related Poems
First Line:
Whether on earth in air or main
Last Line:
That more important fleas may feed
Relationship:
Variant Of
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
Page No(s):
pp.177-178
Poem Title:
L. The Man and the Flea.
Attribution:
Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
Attributed To:
John Gay
Title:
The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
Page No(s):
pp.177-178
Poem Title:
L. The Man and the Flea.
Attribution:
Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
Attributed To:
John Gay