Here lies our sovereign lord the king
- DMI number:
- 2209
- First Line:
- Here lies our sovereign lord the king
- Last Line:
- Nor ever did a wise one
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quatrain abab and Mock epitaph
- Themes:
- Death and The monarchy (heads of state)
- Author:
- John Wilmot
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Love: Undecided
- First Line:
- Here lies our sovereign lord the king
- Last Line:
- But never did a wise one
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Here lies the mutton-eating king
- Last Line:
- Nor ever did a wise one
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Here lives a great and mighty monarch
- Last Line:
- Nor ever did a wise one
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Behold a witty foolish king
- Last Line:
- Nor ever did a wise one
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Here lies a great and mighty king
- Last Line:
- Nor ever did a wise one
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The book of fun or the quintessence of wit and mirth [T191471] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.27
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A new select collection of epitaphs [vol 2] [T136904] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.73
- Poem Title:
- On King Charles II.
- Attribution:
- Lord Rochester.
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- Sepulchrorum Inscriptiones: Or a curious collection of above 900 of the most remarkable epitaphs [vol II] [T55764] [gb]
- Page No(s):
- p.76
- Poem Title:
- On King Charles II.
- Attribution:
- L. Rochester.
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The agreeable companion [ESTC T97919, P6248]
- Page No(s):
- p.354
- Poem Title:
- On King Charles II.
- Attribution:
- By the Earl of Rochester.
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Comic Miscellany. Vol. II. [ESTC N51175]
- Page No(s):
- p.194
- Poem Title:
- 2. On King Charles II.
- Attribution:
- By Lord Rochester.
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Poetical Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, and Dorset; the dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire [Vol I] [T94654]
- Page No(s):
- p.108
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Poetical Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon and Dorset; the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, &c [Vol I] [T130333]
- Page No(s):
- p.108
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- 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.194
- Poem Title:
- 2. On King Charles II.
- Attribution:
- By Lord Rochester.
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, and Dorset [vol. I] [BL]
- Page No(s):
- p.124
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, and Dorset, also those of the Dukes of Devonshire and Buckinghamshire [T95243]
- Page No(s):
- p.80
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name.
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, and Dorset, the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire [Vol I] [T94653]
- Page No(s):
- p.108
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, and Dorset: The Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, &c. [Vol I] [T146730]
- Page No(s):
- p.127
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, and Dorset: The Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, &c. [Vol I] [T95240]
- Page No(s):
- p.156
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, Dorset, the Duke of Devonshire [Vol I] [T95241]
- Page No(s):
- p.109
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, Dorset, the Duke of Devonshire, &c. [Vol I] [T152378 ]
- Page No(s):
- p.109
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon, Dorset, the Duke of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire &c [Vol I] [T95242]
- Page No(s):
- p.134
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon, and Dorset, the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire &c. [Vol I] [N35509]
- Page No(s):
- p.124
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon, and Dorset: the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, &c. [Vol I] [T119718]
- Page No(s):
- p.127
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon, and Dorset; the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire &c. [Vol I] [ECCO] [N35511]
- Page No(s):
- p.121
- Poem Title:
- The King's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
- Title:
- The Works of the Right Honourable John Earl of Rochester [T94656]
- Page No(s):
- p.139
- Poem Title:
- The king's Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Rochester's name
- Attributed To:
- John Wilmot
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