Accept a miracle instead of wit
- DMI number:
- 13498
- First Line:
- Accept a miracle instead of wit
- Last Line:
- See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Distich
- Themes:
- Objects[diamond pencil], Poetry / literature / writing, and Wit
- Author:
- Alexander Pope
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Twickenham edition VI: 436: 'doubtful authorship'.
- First Line:
- Accept a miracle instead of wit
- Last Line:
- See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of epigrams. To which is prefixed, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [Vol. I] [ESTC T130692]
- Page No(s):
- CCCLXXXVI.
- Poem Title:
- Written on a Glass by a Gentleman, who borrow'd the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond-Pencil.
- Attribution:
- by a Gentleman
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of epigrams. To which is prefixd, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [ESTC T41]
- Page No(s):
- CCCLXXXII.
- Poem Title:
- Written on a Glass by a Gentleman, who borrow'd the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- by a Gentleman
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of select epigrams in which are many originals never before printed by the most eminent hands [T124651]
- Page No(s):
- p.29
- Poem Title:
- C. Written on a Glass, by a Gentleman who borrow the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Comic Miscellany. Vol. II. [ESTC N51175]
- Page No(s):
- p.170
- Poem Title:
- CLXXVI. Written on a Glass by a Gentleman, who borrow'd the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond-Pencil.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86025]
- Page No(s):
- p.17
- Poem Title:
- XLIV. Written on a Glass by a Gentleman who borrowed the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- by a Gentleman
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86180]
- Page No(s):
- p.15
- Poem Title:
- Written on a Glass with the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86181] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.15
- Poem Title:
- Written on a Glass with the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Norfolk poetical miscellany [Vol 2] [ESTC T85536]
- Page No(s):
- p.52
- Poem Title:
- A Couplet. Extempore...at the Request of Lord Ch-d, who lent him his Pencil for that purpose.
- Attribution:
- By the Rev. Mr. -
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany, consisting of great variety of odes, epistles, pastorals, tales, fables, epigrams &c. [vol 2] [T85564] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.52
- Poem Title:
- A Couplet. Extempore...at the Request of Lord Ch-d, who lent him his Pencil for that purpose.
- Attribution:
- By the Rev. Mr. -
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The sports of the muses. Or a minute's mirth for any hour of the day [vol II] [T85787] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.170
- Poem Title:
- CLXXVI. Written on a Glass by a Gentleman, who borrow'd the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- by a Gentleman
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The agreeable companion [ESTC T97919, P6248]
- Page No(s):
- p.350
- Poem Title:
- Written on a Glass with the Earl of Chesterfield's Diamond Pencil.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
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