Now the broad shame comes staring in thy face
- DMI number:
- 18564
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Now the broad shame comes staring in thy face
- Last Line:
- And boys shall hoot the cuckold as he passes
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- Sex and bawdy humour
- Author:
- Nicholas Rowe
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from The Fair Penitent Act 2 Scene 2. Dramatic Works I.
- Title:
- Thesaurus Dramaticus. Containing all the celebrated passages, soliloquies, similies, descriptions, and other poetical beauties in the body of English plays. [1724] [2 vols] [ESTC T134540]
- Page No(s):
- p.61
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Rowe's Fair Pen.
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Rowe
Poem Aliases
Rowe. Fair penitent.
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