A poem's life and death dependeth still
- DMI number:
- 17212
- First Line:
- A poem's life and death dependeth still
- Last Line:
- Not on the poet's wit but reader's will
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet
- Themes:
- Books[Readers] and Poetry / literature / writing
- Author:
- Alexander Brome
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from To a lady, desiring the copy of a song ('Madam | You are a poetess tis true'). Chalmers (1810) VI: 679-680.
- 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):
- p.31
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Alex. Brome
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Brome
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