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O witness heaven

DMI number:
37449
First Line:
O witness heaven
Last Line:
May I never poorly fill the throne of England
Poem Genre / Form:
Drama, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Blank verse
Themes:
Liberty, Patriotism / glory of the British nation, Politics, The law, The monarchy (heads of state), Virtue / vice, and War
Related People
Author:
David Mallet
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
From Mallet's masque 'Alfred'.
Content/Publication
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.304
Poem Title:
True End of Royalty. [Mallet.]
Attribution:
Mallet.
Attributed To:
David Mallet
Title:
The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.281
Poem Title:
True End of Royalty. [Mallet.]
Attribution:
Mallet.
Attributed To:
David Mallet