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A Lion cub of sordid mind

DMI number:
1763
First Line:
A Lion cub of sordid mind
Last Line:
And spoils his credit through the nation
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Fable
Themes:
Manners
Related People
Author:
John Gay
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
Possibly a much altered version of The lyon and the cub. Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 327-328.
Content/Publication
Title:
Fables and other short poems [II]
Page No(s):
f. 6r.
Poem Title:
The Young Lyon and the Asses
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed