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Fools they are the only nation

DMI number:
23621
Poem Aliases
Jonson. Volpone.
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
Related People
Author:
Benjamin Jonson
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Volpone Act 1 Scene 2. Bevington (2012) III.
Content/Publication
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