Why did my parents send me to the schools
- DMI number:
- 13217
- First Line:
- Why did my parents send me to the schools
- Last Line:
- Which is a proud and yet a wretched thing
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Philosophic poetry and Quatrain abab
- Themes:
- Reason and Religion
- Author:
- Sir John Davies
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Chalmers (1810) V: 51-52.
- First Line:
- Why did my parents send me to the schools
- Last Line:
- That have been ever from our birthday blind
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of moral and sacred poems from the most celebrated English authors [vol I] [T16524] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.15-21
- Poem Title:
- Of Human Knowledge
- Attribution:
- By Sir John Davies
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Davies
- Title:
- Prolusions; or select Pieces of antient Poetry [T99268]
- Page No(s):
- pp.1-8
- Poem Title:
- Nosce teipsum. Elegy I. Of human Knowledge.
- Attribution:
- John Davies.
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Davies
- Title:
- The historical and poetical medley or muses library [T61451] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.333-342
- Poem Title:
- Nosce Teipsum.
- Attribution:
- Sir John Davis.
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Davies
- Title:
- The muses library; or a series of English poetry [T144866] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.333-342
- Poem Title:
- Nosce Teipsum.
- Attribution:
- Sir John Davis
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Davies
- Title:
- The muses library; or a series of English poetry, from the Saxons, to the Reign of King Charles II [T144867] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.333-342
- Poem Title:
- Nosce Teipsum.
- Attribution:
- Sir John Davis
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Davies
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