Had I my wish I would distend my guts
- DMI number:
- 7998
- First Line:
- Had I my wish I would distend my guts
- Last Line:
- And settle Satan's kingdom everywhere
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Alternate rhyme [ababcdcd...]
- Themes:
- Food and drink[excessive drinking] and Politics[Whigs as agents of Satan]
- Author:
- Edward Ward
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- Lonsdale (1984): 66-7: 'The attribution to Ward is not certain'.
- Title:
- The curiosity: or gentleman and ladies repository (Part 1) [T187818] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.24-25
- Poem Title:
- The Extravagant Drunkard's Wish.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Poetical Entertainer [No. IV] [T125457]
- Page No(s):
- pp.15-16
- Poem Title:
- The Extravagant Drunkard's Wish.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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