Ere the foundations of the world were laid
- DMI number:
- 8427
- First Line:
- Ere the foundations of the world were laid
- Last Line:
- Ten thousand thousand rolling years are nought
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Philosophic poetry and Couplet
- Themes:
- Hopelessness / vanity of life and Time
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) I: 86-87.
- Title:
- Poetical Miscellanies consisting of original poems and translations [T133656]
- Page No(s):
- pp.187-189
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poetical Miscellanies consisting of original poems and translations [T75180]
- Page No(s):
- pp.187-189
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poetical Miscellanies, consisting of original poems and translations [T75179]
- Page No(s):
- pp.146-148
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poetical miscellanies: Consisting of Original Poems and translations. By the best Hands. PublishÂ’'d by Mr. J. Gay. [Dublin] [ESTC T817]
- Page No(s):
- pp.10-12
- Poem Title:
- A Thought On Eternity.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems on divine and moral subjects, selected from various authors. [T97392] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.170-171
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gay]
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- A select collection of modern poems [ESTC N21693]
- Page No(s):
- pp.66-67
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By Mr Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- A select collection of modern poems [ESTC T53676]
- Page No(s):
- pp.109-110
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Gay. [contents page]
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- A select collection of modern poems [N21691]
- Page No(s):
- pp.111-112
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- A select collection of modern poems moral and philosophical [T62266]
- Page No(s):
- pp.89-90
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- Gay. [contents page]
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- Poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools the fourth edition [ESTC T132703]
- Page No(s):
- pp.242-243
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The Christian poet, or divine poems on the four last things [T75628]
- Page No(s):
- pp.44-45
- Poem Title:
- On Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. J. Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces [ESTC T175134] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.220-221
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools [ESTC T118165] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.281-282
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools third edition [ESTC T118166] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.242-243
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity
- Attribution:
- Gay
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.217-218
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.217-218
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.217-218
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity. [Gay.]
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The seraph. A collection of divine hymns and poems. From the best authors [ECCO] [T74891]
- Page No(s):
- pp.150-151
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By the same Hand. [i.e. Gay]
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The seraph. A collection of divine hymns and poems. From the best authors [T175623]
- Page No(s):
- pp.150-151
- Poem Title:
- A Thought on Eternity.
- Attribution:
- By the same hand. [i.e. Gay]
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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