Let poets match their subject to their strength

DMI number:

10494

First Line:

Let poets match their subject to their strength

Last Line:

And what their shoulders are too weak to bear

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work and Blank verse

Themes:

Poetry / literature / writing

Content/Publication

Title:

The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (1721; T86917)

Page No(s):

p.295

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

his Lordships first rule... are a comment on this of Horace

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

The laws of poetry, as laid down by the Duke of Buckinghamshire in his Essay on poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon... and by the Lord Lansdowne. (N10409) [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.295

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

his Lordships first rule... are a comment on this of Horace

Attributed To:

Not attributed