Here lives a great and mighty monarch

DMI number:

5478

First Line:

Here lives a great and mighty monarch

Last Line:

Nor ever did a wise one

Poem Genre / Form:

Lampoon

Themes:

The monarchy (heads of state)

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Author:

John Wilmot

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

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Content/Publication

Title:

The miscellaneous works of the Right Honourable the late Earls of Rochester and Roscommon [Vol II] [T95468]

Page No(s):

p.135

Poem Title:

Posted on White-Hall-Gate.

Attribution:

By the same [i.e. Rochester]

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

The Works of the Right Honourable the Late Earls of Rochester and Roscommon [Vol II] [ECCO] [T94652]

Page No(s):

p.135

Poem Title:

Posted on White-Hall-Gate.

Attribution:

By the same [i.e. Rochester]

Attributed To:

John Wilmot