For the ram's fall with club of oak in hand
- DMI number:
- 12972
- First Line:
- For the ram's fall with club of oak in hand
- Last Line:
- Not sparing nor too lavish of thy blow
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Imitation / translation / paraphrase
- Themes:
- Fighting / conflict and The monarchy (heads of state)
- Title:
- Memoirs of the society of Grub-street [vol 1] [T97941] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.167-168
- Poem Title:
- [The following Epigram was written by one of the young gentlemen at Eton-school; occasioned by their being honoured with his royal highness the Duke's company at their ram-hunting. Instruxitque manum clava. ('Clavigeros inter pueros, pulcherrima proles')] Imitated in English.
- Attribution:
- By one of the young gentlemen at Eton-school
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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