Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
- DMI number:
- 42302
- First Line:
- Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
- Last Line:
- No poisonous serpent on the earth shall live
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Lampoon, Dialogue, Satire, Topical satire, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Corruption, Glories of past ages, High society / the court, Liberty, Politics, The monarchy (heads of state)[Charles II.], Other countries[Venice.], and Prophecy
- 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.
- First Line:
- Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
- Last Line:
- No poisoned tyrants on thy earth shall live
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Ah Raleigh when thou didst thy breath resign
- Last Line:
- No poisonous monarch on thy earth shall live
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems on affairs of state [ESTC R23725]
- Page No(s):
- pp.7-12
- Poem Title:
- Britannia and Raleigh.
- Attribution:
- By A. M.
- Attributed To:
- Andrew Marvell
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