But what a thoughtless animal is man

DMI number:

10800

Poem Aliases

Roscommon. Essay on translated verse.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

But what a thoughtless animal is man

Last Line:

And where they fell as certainly they slew

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet

Themes:

Illness, injury[doctor]

Related People

Author:

Wentworth Dillon

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from An essay on translated verse. Chalmers (1810) VIII: 261-264.

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.323

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

first a little more of the English bard

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.323

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

first a little more of the English bard

Attributed To:

Not attributed