But they that know that wit can show no skill

DMI number:

41633

First Line:

But they that know that wit can show no skill

Last Line:

And so amiss it every thing perceives

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work

Themes:

Wit

Content/Publication

Title:

[vol. 3] The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries [vol III] [ECCO] [T131617]

Page No(s):

pp.278-279

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Sir John Davies

Attributed To:

Sir John Davies