God gives not kings the stile of gods in vaine
- DMI number:
- 37826
- First Line:
- God gives not kings the stile of gods in vaine
- Last Line:
- Resembling right your mightie king divine
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quatrain abba and Sonnet
- Themes:
- God, The monarchy (heads of state), and Virtue / vice
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [2nd ed] [Vol 2] [T83735] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.304-305
- Poem Title:
- V. Verses By King James I. A Sonnet addressed by King James to his son Prince Henry.
- Attribution:
- King James I
- Attributed To:
- James VI and I
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [3rd ed] [Vol 2] [T82693] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.306-307
- Poem Title:
- V. Verses By King James I. A Sonnet addressed by King James to his son Prince Henry.
- Attribution:
- King James I
- Attributed To:
- James VI and I
- Title:
- Reliques of ancient English poetry [4th ed] [Vol 2] [T81998] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.312-313
- Poem Title:
- V. Verses By King James I. A Sonnet addressed by King James to his son Prince Henry.
- Attribution:
- King James I
- Attributed To:
- James VI and I
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