Dubius sed non improbus vixi
- DMI number:
- 35086
- First Line:
- Dubius sed non improbus vixi
- Last Line:
- Ens entium miserere mihi
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Mock epitaph
- Themes:
- Death, Religion, and Virtue / vice
- Author:
- George Villiers
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Variously attributed to Villiers and Sheffield; Villiers more likely on account of paraphrase, probably by George Sewell, in 'Additions to ... Pope', 1766.
- First Line:
- Oft for my king I drew my sword
- Last Line:
- And for this creed my graceship spare
- Relationship:
- Parody Of/Parodied By
- Comments:
- Title:
- Additions to the works of Alexander Pope, Esq. [T5465] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.125
- Poem Title:
- The Duke of Buckingham's Epitaph. Written by Himself, And left in his Will to be fixed on his Monument.
- Attribution:
- The Duke of Buckingham
- Attributed To:
- John Sheffield
- Title:
- Additions to the works of Alexander Pope, Esq. [T5466] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.121
- Poem Title:
- The Duke of Buckingham's Epitaph. Written by Himself, And left in his Will to be fixed on his Monument.
- Attribution:
- The Duke of Buckingham
- Attributed To:
- John Sheffield
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