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In the wished close of evening's welcome gloom

DMI number:
5678
First Line:
In the wished close of evening's welcome gloom
Last Line:
I was love's muse but he himself the god
Poem Genre / Form:
Elegy and Couplet
Themes:
Death, Poetry / literature / writing, and Sex / relations between the sexes
Related People
Author:
Sarah Fyge Egerton
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Egerton (1703): 91-4. In BL C.59.i.25.(1.) 'Mrs. S. F' is followed by 'ield' written in pencil; also Gosse's note attributes poem to 'Sarah Field'. Kelley p. 9
Content/Publication
Title:
The nine muses or poems written by nine several ladies upon the death of Dryden [R21869]
Page No(s):
pp.5-7
Poem Title:
Erato: The Amorous Muse. On the Death of John Dryden, Esq;
Attribution:
By Mrs. S. F
Attributed To:
Not attributed