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Draw England ruined by what was given before

DMI number:
3574
First Line:
Draw England ruined by what was given before
Last Line:
Saw his ships burn and as they burnt he ------
Poem Genre / Form:
Topical satire, Satire, Advice to a Painter poems, and Couplet
Themes:
Places, Politics[Anglo-Dutch war and voting supply], and War
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Author:
Sir John Denham
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
Banks (1928): 327-331: considers Denham's authorship impossible. George deF. Lord describes attribution to Denham as 'a blind' to shield true authors from prosecution: POAS I (1963): 140.
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First Line:
Draw England ruined by what was given before
Last Line:
Saw his ships burnt and as they burnt he ------
Relationship:
Variant Of
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A new collection of poems relating to state affairs [N5917]
Page No(s):
pp.42-46
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol I] [T108847]
Page No(s):
pp.46-9
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol. I] [N12193 part 1]
Page No(s):
pp.46-49
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol. I] [T144919]
Page No(s):
pp.46-49
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol. I] [T144920 part 1]
Page No(s):
pp.46-49
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham
Title:
Poems on affairs of State: from the time of Oliver Cromwell to the abdication of K. James the second. [ESTC R26563]
Page No(s):
pp. 46-9
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham.
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham
Title:
Poems on affairs of state: from the time of Oliver Cromwell to the abdication of K. James the second. [ESTC R26892]
Page No(s):
pp. 49-53
Poem Title:
Directions to a Painter.
Attribution:
By Sir John Denham.
Attributed To:
Sir John Denham