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O happy if he knew his happy state

DMI number:
12926
First Line:
O happy if he knew his happy state
Last Line:
Tis time to set at ease the smoking horse
Poem Genre / Form:
Panegyric and Couplet
Themes:
Retirement, Rural life, and The happy man / contentment
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Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Dryden's translation of Georgics II. Calif. V (1988): 202-6.
Translated from:
Virgil
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
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First Line:
Oh happy if he knew his happy state
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Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of select pieces from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Dryden and Pope, for schools [T128606] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.295-298
Poem Title:
A Panegyric on a Country-life,
Attribution:
by Mr Dryden.
Attributed To:
John Dryden
Title:
A collection...for the benefit of English schools [T128313]
Page No(s):
pp.313-317
Poem Title:
A Panegyrick on a Country-Life.
Attribution:
By Mr. Dryden
Attributed To:
John Dryden
Title:
A collection...for the benefit of English schools [T167216] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.313-317
Poem Title:
A Panegyrick on a Country-Life.
Attribution:
By Mr. Dryden
Attributed To:
John Dryden