Farewell thou chiefest of the sons of fame
- DMI number:
- 5745
- First Line:
- Farewell thou chiefest of the sons of fame
- Last Line:
- And life nor fame could make thee more renowned
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Elegy and Couplet
- Themes:
- Death and Poetry / literature / writing
- Author:
- Robert Gould
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- Probable variant of 'On the Death of Mr. Dryden'. Gould (1709) I: 222-225.
- Title:
- Luctus britannici or the tears of the British muses for the death of Dryden [R21041]
- Page No(s):
- pp.36-39
- Poem Title:
- On the Death of John Dryden, Esq;
- Attribution:
- Robert Gould
- Attributed To:
- Robert Gould
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