In the first ranks of these did Zimri stand
- DMI number:
- 30970
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- In the first ranks of these did Zimri stand
- Last Line:
- That every man with him was God or devil
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work and Allegory
- Themes:
- War
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from 'Absalom and Achitophel'; Calif. II (1972): 21-2.
- First Line:
- In pious times ere priestcraft did begin
- Last Line:
- And willing nations knew their lawful lord
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- A man so various that he seemed to be
- Last Line:
- That every man with him was God or devil
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.132
- Poem Title:
- Zimri
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
Poem Aliases
Dryden. Absalom and Achitophel.
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