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Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign

DMI number:
3632
First Line:
Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
Last Line:
No poisoned tyrants on thy earth shall live
Poem Genre / Form:
Lampoon, Dialogue, Satire, Topical satire, and Couplet
Themes:
Liberty, Corruption, Glories of past ages, High society / the court, Politics, and Prophecy
Related People
Author:
Andrew Marvell
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
George deF. Lord considers it possible that Marvell collaborated with Ayloffe. POAS I (1963): 228.
Author:
John Ayloffe
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
George deF. Lord considers Ayloffe the 'likely' author in POAS I (1963): 228.
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Content/Publication
Title:
A new collection of poems relating to state affairs [N5917]
Page No(s):
pp.77-82
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvell, Esq;
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol I] [T108847]
Page No(s):
pp.84-89
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvell, Esq;
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol. I] [N12193 part 1]
Page No(s):
pp.84-89
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvell, Esq;
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol. I] [T144919]
Page No(s):
pp.84-89
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvell, Esq;
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell
Title:
Poems on affairs of state [vol. I] [T144920 part 1]
Page No(s):
pp.84-89
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvell, Esq;
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell
Title:
Poems on affairs of State: from the time of Oliver Cromwell to the abdication of K. James the second. [ESTC R26563]
Page No(s):
pp. 84-9
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvel, Esq;
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell
Title:
Poems on affairs of state: from the time of Oliver Cromwell to the abdication of K. James the second. [ESTC R26892]
Page No(s):
pp. 89-94
Poem Title:
Britannia and Raleigh.
Attribution:
By A. Marvell Esq.
Attributed To:
Andrew Marvell