Ill fare the miscreant who to mischief prone
- DMI number:
- 22392
- First Line:
- Ill fare the miscreant who to mischief prone
- Last Line:
- And ranked among the deathless sons of fame
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Blank verse
- Themes:
- Clothing[shoes]
- Author:
- Joseph Mitchell
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Variant of 'The Shoe-Heel: A Rhapsody'. Mitchell (1729) II: 79-118. Towards end lines are in a significantly different order from original.
- First Line:
- Happy the man who void of cares and strife
- Last Line:
- The ship sinks foundering in the vast abyss
- Relationship:
- Parody Of/Parodied By
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse's vagaries or the merry mortal's companion [Part I] [ESTC T170724]
- Page No(s):
- pp.106-115
- Poem Title:
- The Shoe-Heel. In Imitation of the Splendid Shilling.
- Attribution:
- Contents page attribution: By Mr. Mitchell.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Mitchell
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