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Amid the vain of Persia was a youth

DMI number:
30927
Poem Aliases
Glover. Leonidas VIII-IX.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Amid the vain of Persia was a youth
Last Line:
On her slain lover silent sinks in death
Poem Genre / Form:
Blank verse and Narrative verse
Themes:
Grief / sadness / melancholy, Love, Mythology, and Death
Related People
Author:
Richard Glover
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract w. variants from 'Leonidas' VIII-IX. Chalmers (1810) XVII: 56-62, 62-66.
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First Line:
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Last Line:
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Relationship:
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Comments:
First Line:
Amid the van of Persia was a youth
Last Line:
On her slain lover silent sinks the death
Relationship:
Variant Of
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Content/Publication
Title:
Poems for young ladies [T173369]
Page No(s):
pp.163-180
Poem Title:
The Story of Teribazus and Ariana.
Attribution:
By Mr. Glover.
Attributed To:
Richard Glover