Why dwells that busy cloud upon thy face

DMI number:

19331

Poem Aliases

Otway. Venice Preserved.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Why dwells that busy cloud upon thy face

Last Line:

-

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work

Themes:

Grief / sadness / melancholy

Related People

Author:

Thomas Otway

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from 'Venice Preserv'd: Or, A Plot Discover'd' Act 3 Scene 2. Otway (1712) II.

Content/Publication

Title:

Thesaurus Dramaticus. Containing all the celebrated passages, soliloquies, similies, descriptions, and other poetical beauties in the body of English plays. [1724] [2 vols] [ESTC T134540]

Page No(s):

p.224

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Otw. Ven. Pres.

Attributed To:

Thomas Otway