Of old a fig-tree useless wood
- DMI number:
- 25714
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Of old a fig-tree useless wood
- Last Line:
- Their herbs were scattered all around
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Satire, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Sex and bawdy humour, Supernatural, and Women / the female character
- Author:
- John Duncombe
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Title:
- The Works of Horace in English by Mr. Duncombe, Sen. J. Duncombe, M.A. and Other Hands [Vol 3] [T52758] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.84-86
- Poem Title:
- Satire VIII. Priapus's Complaint against the Witches, who infested the Esquilian Hill.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Works of Horace in English by Several Hands [Vol 2] [T52759] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.141-146
- Poem Title:
- Satire VIII. Priapus's Complaint against the Witches, who infested the Hill of Esquiliae.
- Attribution:
- J. D.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
Poem Aliases
Horace. Satires. Book 1 Satire 8.
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