But to collect like bees from every flower

DMI number:

10466

Poem Aliases

Buckingham. Essay on poetry.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

But to collect like bees from every flower

Last Line:

But Falstaff stands unimitated yet

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet

Themes:

Poetry / literature / writing

Related People

Author:

John Sheffield

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract w. variants from An essay on poetry. Chalmers (1810) X: 91-94.

Related Poems

First Line:

Expose no single fop but lay the load

Last Line:

But Falstaff stands unimitated yet

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (1721; T86917)

Page No(s):

p.248

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

to put it in his Grace's words

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (N10409) [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.248

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

to put it in his Grace's words

Attributed To:

Not attributed