But when by man's audacious labour won

DMI number:

22422

Poem Aliases

Pope. Moral Essays. Epistle 3. To Bathurst.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

But when by man's audacious labour won

Last Line:

To Ward to Waters Chartres or the devil

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet

Themes:

Money / wealth and Trades / labour

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Author:

Alexander Pope

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from Moral Essays, Epistle III To Bathurst. Twickenham edition III ii.

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Content/Publication

Title:

Memoirs of the life and writings of Alexander Pope, esq. [ESTC T88302]

Page No(s):

p.59

Poem Title:

[No title]

Attribution:

Mr. Pope

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope