Man foolish man
- DMI number:
- 4842
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Man foolish man
- Last Line:
- So fit as Jacob's ladder was to scale the distant sky
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Biblical paraphrase and Ode
- Themes:
- God, Hopelessness / vanity of life, and Religion
- Author:
- Matthew Prior
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Wright and Spears (1971) I: 66-70.
- First Line:
- Man foolish man
- Last Line:
- Which faith had dictated and angels trod
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Examen Poeticum being the third part of miscellany poems [N6500]
- Page No(s):
- pp.267-272
- Poem Title:
- On Exodus 3. 14. I am that I am. A Pindarique Ode.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- Examen poeticum: being the third part of miscellany poems [ESTC R122]
- Page No(s):
- pp.449-455
- Poem Title:
- On Exodus 3. 14. I am that I am. A Pindarique Ode.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- Examen poeticum: being the third part of miscellany poems [ESTC R228541]
- Page No(s):
- pp.449-455
- Poem Title:
- On Exodus 3. 14. I am that I am. A Pindarique Ode.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- Miscellanea sacra or a curious collection of original poems [T139791]
- Page No(s):
- pp.17-21
- Poem Title:
- On Exodus 3. I am that I am. A Pindarick Ode.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- Title:
- Miscellanea Sacra: or, a Curious Collection of Poems [T139791] [reissue] [vol. 1]
- Page No(s):
- pp.17-21
- Poem Title:
- On Exodus 3. I am that I am. A Pindarick Ode.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
Poem Aliases
The Bible. Old Testament. Exodus. Chapter 3 Verse 14.
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