Whilst nature sadly was perplexed
- DMI number:
- 274
- First Line:
- Whilst nature sadly was perplexed
- Last Line:
- But left him of the doubtful gender
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Sestet aabccb
- Themes:
- Sex / relations between the sexes
- Translated from:
- Ausonius
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Title:
- A New Miscellany [T118873] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.5
- Poem Title:
- The Smock-fac'd Boy. In Imitation of Ausonius. Dum dubitat Fortuna Marem faceretne Puellam | Factus es, O Pulcher, pene puella, puer. English'd thus.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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