Long has the fate of kings and empires been
- DMI number:
- 17522
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Long has the fate of kings and empires been
- Last Line:
- And heaven in justice made that one a queen
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Drama, Couplet, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Prologue
- Themes:
- Fate / fortune / providence, High society / the court, Love, and Theatre
- Author:
- Nicholas Rowe
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Prologue to The Fair Penitent. Dramatic Works I.
- Title:
- A Second and Last Collection of the Most Celebrated Prologues and Epilogues Spoken at the Theatres of Drury-Lane and Lincoln's-Inn. [N21645]
- Page No(s):
- pp.1-2
- Poem Title:
- Spoken by Mr. BETTERTON, to the Tragedy of The Fair Penitent.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A second and last collection of the most celebrated prologues and epilogues spoken at the theatres of Drury-Lane and Lincolns-Inn. [ESTC N27804] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.1-2
- Poem Title:
- Spoken by Mr. Betterton, to the Tragedy of The Fair Penitent.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection and selection of English prologues and epilogues [vol 3] [T145232] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.19-20
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To The Fair Penitent.
- Attribution:
- Rowe.
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Rowe
Poem Aliases
Fair Penitent. Prologue.
Rowe. Fair penitent.
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