Of a cistern the following proportion we've given

DMI number:

7728

First Line:

Of a cistern the following proportion we've given

Last Line:

Likewise in corn-bushels the content I do crave

Poem Genre / Form:

Question and Couplet

Themes:

Science[mathematical question]

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Content/Publication

Title:

Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [June 1711]

Page No(s):

pp.230-231

Poem Title:

Qu. 3

Attribution:

By Mr. Jos. Lover

Attributed To:

Joshua Lover