In vain to praise thee is my muse prepared
- DMI number:
- 8965
- First Line:
- In vain to praise thee is my muse prepared
- Last Line:
- And plant her laurels where thy lilies grow
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Couplet, and Epistle
- Themes:
- The monarchy (heads of state)[King Louis XIV] and War[Crossing of the Rhine]
- Translated from:
- Nicolas Boileau Despréaux
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Title:
- The works of Monsieur Boileau. Made English by several hands [Vol II] [T143903]
- Page No(s):
- pp.37-48
- Poem Title:
- Epistle IV. To the King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The works of Monsieur Boileau. Made English by several hands [Vol II] [T143904]
- Page No(s):
- pp.37-48
- Poem Title:
- Epistle IV. To the King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The works of Monsieur Boileau. Made English by several hands. [Vol II] [ECCO] [N25822]
- Page No(s):
- pp.37-48
- Poem Title:
- Epistle IV. To the King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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