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With our old plays as with old wife it fares

DMI number:
38907
Poem Aliases
Emperor of the Moon. Epilogue.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
With our old plays as with old wife it fares
Last Line:
Equal advantage with the useful sword
Poem Genre / Form:
Epilogue and Couplet
Themes:
Theatre
Related People
Author:
Aphra Behn
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Todd (1996) VII: 206-7. Todd's text has variants, including 'dull' for 'old' in the first line.
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection and selection of English prologues and epilogues [vol 2] [T145232] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.147-148
Poem Title:
Epilogue To The Emperor Of The Moon.
Attribution:
Mrs. Behn.
Attributed To:
Aphra Behn