Why are those tears why droops your head
- DMI number:
- 23364
- First Line:
- Why are those tears why droops your head
- Last Line:
- And you good woman saved your eggs
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Fate / fortune / providence
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 350-351.
- Title:
- A Collection of Modern Fables [ESTC T85473]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-167
- Poem Title:
- Fable LXXXIII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [2nd ed] [T127413] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.157-158
- Poem Title:
- The Farmer's Wife and the Raven, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [3rd ed] [39 parts] [T112124] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.157-158
- Poem Title:
- The Farmer's Wife and the Raven, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4thed] [T199384] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.157-158
- Poem Title:
- The Farmer's Wife and the Raven, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [T125628] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.157-158
- Poem Title:
- The Farmer's Wife and the Raven, A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.160-161
- Poem Title:
- XXXVIII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.160-161
- Poem Title:
- XXXVIII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The Edinburgh Entertainer [T128711]
- Page No(s):
- pp.289-290
- Poem Title:
- Fable XXXVII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
- Attribution:
- p.267: From Mr. Gay's Fables.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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