Grown old in rhyme twere barbarous to discard
- DMI number:
- 1970
- First Line:
- Grown old in rhyme twere barbarous to discard
- Last Line:
- Nor force him to be damned to get his living
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- Poetry / literature / writing and Money / wealth
- Author:
- Alexander Pope
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Twickenham edition VI: 101.
- Author:
- Anne Finch [nee Kingsmill]
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- 'Uncertain attribution' c. f. Keith.
- Author:
- Joseph Addison
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- Twickenham edition VI: 102 notes Addison might be a possible co-author.
- Author:
- Sir Richard Steele
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- Twickenham edition VI: 102 notes Steele might be a possible co-author.
- Dedicatee:
- Thomas D'Urfey
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Grown old in rhyme twas barbarous to discard
- Last Line:
- Nor force him to be damned to get his living
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A select collection of poems with notes biographical and historical [vol 4] [T93622] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.99-100
- Poem Title:
- Prologue...Designed For Mr. D'Urfey's Last Play.
- Attribution:
- Written By Several Hands.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A Supplement to Dr. Swift's and Mr. Pope's Works [ECCO] [T48930]
- Page No(s):
- pp.327-328
- Poem Title:
- Prologue design'd for Mr. Durfy's last Play.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanies. The Last Volume [**query: possible duplicate record]
- Page No(s):
- pp.208-209
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, design'd for Mr. Durfy's last Play
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanies. The last volume [ECCO] [T173801]
- Page No(s):
- pp.208-209
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, design'd for Mr. Durfy's last Play.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanies. The last volume [T172697] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.117-118
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Design'd for Mr. Durfy's last Play.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanies. The last volume [T204336] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.248-249
- Poem Title:
- Prologue Designed for Mr. Durfy's last Play.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanies. The last volume [T39473] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.117-118
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Design'd for Mr. Durfy's last Play.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellanies. The last volume [T39474]
- Page No(s):
- pp.208-209
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, design'd for Mr. Durfy's last Play.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poetical Miscellanies consisting of original poems and translations [T133656]
- Page No(s):
- pp.40-41
- Poem Title:
- Prologue. Design'd for Mr. D---'s last Play.
- Attribution:
- Written by several Hands
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poetical Miscellanies consisting of original poems and translations [T75180]
- Page No(s):
- pp.40-41
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Design'd for Mr. D----'s last Play.
- Attribution:
- Written by several Hands
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Poetical Miscellanies, consisting of original poems and translations [T75179]
- Page No(s):
- pp.32-33
- Poem Title:
- Prologue, Design'd for Mr. D---'s last Play.
- Attribution:
- Written by several Hands
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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