He that performs not what he ought but doth the same neglect
- DMI number:
- 23385
- First Line:
- He that performs not what he ought but doth the same neglect
- Last Line:
- For one wise man with hoary hairs three dozen fools I know
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation (Old / Middle English / archaic dialect), Couplet, Advice, and Proverbs / gnomic verse
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts
- Author:
- Samuel Rowlands
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- LION: extract from Diogenes Morall.
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [2nd ed] [T127413] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.236-239
- Poem Title:
- The Proverbs of Diogenes. In Old English Verse.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [3rd ed] [39 parts] [T112124] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.236-239
- Poem Title:
- The Proverbs of Diogenes. In Old English Verse.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [4thed] [T199384] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.236-239
- Poem Title:
- The Proverbs of Diogenes. In Old English Verse.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous pieces consisting of select poetry, methods of improvement in husbandry, gardening, and various other subjects useful to families [T125628] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.236-239
- Poem Title:
- The Proverbs of Diogenes. In Old English Verse.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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