Not all the threats or favours of a crown
- DMI number:
- 3969
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Not all the threats or favours of a crown
- Last Line:
- Who love fierce drivers and a looser rein
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Essay and Couplet
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts, Corruption, Manners, Patriotism / glory of the British nation, Politics, and Religion
- Author:
- Charles Montagu
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Chalmers (1810) IX: 338-339. POAS IV (1968): 152: attribution to Halifax considered 'reasonable enough'.
- First Line:
- Honour that spark of celestial fire
- Last Line:
- With thirst of glory and desire of fame
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Not all the threats or favour of a crown
- Last Line:
- Who love fierce drivers and a looser rein
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Not all the threats or favours of a crown
- Last Line:
- With joy they follow and with pride obey
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- First Line:
- On polished springs true men of honour move
- Last Line:
- Of him who to strict honour is inclined
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of ... poems, songs, catches, &c. against popery [R25347]
- Page No(s):
- pp.i-ii
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour, Occasion'd by the Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The muses farewel to popery & slavery [ESTC R23130]
- Page No(s):
- pp. 1-5
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour. | Occasioned by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The muses farewel to popery and slavery [ESTC R19207]
- Page No(s):
- pp.1-7
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour. Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A new collection of poems relating to state affairs [N5917]
- Page No(s):
- pp.200-204
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour... Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- Title:
- State Poems continued from the time of O. Cromwel to the year 1697 [N12193 part 2]
- Page No(s):
- pp.111-115
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour ... Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- Title:
- State poems continued from the time of O. Cromwel to the year 1697 [T108846]
- Page No(s):
- pp.111-115
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour. ... Occasioned by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- Title:
- State poems continued from the time of O. Cromwel to the year 1697 [T144920 part 2]
- Page No(s):
- pp.111-115
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour. ... Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- Title:
- State poems continued from the time of O. Cromwell to the year 1697 [T144983]
- Page No(s):
- pp.111-115
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour. ...Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- Title:
- The second part of miscellany poems [N70161]
- Page No(s):
- pp.123-127
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour ... Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- Title:
- The second part of miscellany poems [T117014] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.120-124
- Poem Title:
- The Man of Honour...Occasion'd by a Postscript of Pen's Letter.
- Attribution:
- Written by the Honourable Mr. Montague.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
Poem Aliases
Halifax. The man of honour.
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