Fools they are the only nation
- DMI number:
- 23621
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Fools they are the only nation
- Last Line:
- Oh who would not be | he he he
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet, Character, and Song
- Themes:
- Characters and Manners
- Author:
- Benjamin Jonson
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Volpone Act 1 Scene 2. Bevington (2012) III.
- Title:
- The Beau's Academy [ESTC R181771]
- Page No(s):
- pp. 80-1
- Poem Title:
- In praise of Fools.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The sports of the muses. Or a minute's mirth for any hour of the day [vol I] [T85787] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.39
- Poem Title:
- Song 56.
- Attribution:
- By Ben. Johnson, in Volpone.
- Attributed To:
- Benjamin Jonson
- Title:
- The Comic Miscellany. Vol. I. [ESTC N51175]
- Page No(s):
- p.39
- Poem Title:
- Song 56.
- Attribution:
- By Ben Johnson, in Volpone.
- Attributed To:
- Ben Jonson
Poem Aliases
Jonson. Volpone.
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