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If in these lines there aught of merit shine

DMI number:
37256
First Line:
If in these lines there aught of merit shine
Last Line:
But all mankind in social love agree
Poem Genre / Form:
Narrative verse and Couplet
Themes:
Virtue / vice, Characters, and Love
Related People
Author:
Samuel Whyte
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
The authorship of the verse in The Shamrock, the collection edited by Whyte, is uncertain. Some of the verse is by Whyte, and some by unknown others.
Content/Publication
Title:
The shamrock: or, Hibernian cresses. A collection of poems, songs, epigrams, &c. [N22315] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.458-470
Poem Title:
A Fragment. Addressed to Mrs. Boyd.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The shamrock: or, Hibernian cresses. A collection of poems, songs, epigrams, &c. [T90484] [2nd ed] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.458-470
Poem Title:
A Fragment. Addressed to Mrs. Boyd.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed