An owl of grave deport and mien
- DMI number:
- 33380
- First Line:
- An owl of grave deport and mien
- Last Line:
- Fools in derision follow fools
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts, Animals, and Virtue / vice[pride]
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 356-357.
- First Line:
- The farmer came the hooting guest
- Last Line:
- Fools in derision follow fools
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A Collection of Modern Fables [ESTC T85473]
- Page No(s):
- pp.133-134
- Poem Title:
- Fable LXV. The Owl and the Farmer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-167
- Poem Title:
- XLII. The Owl and the Farmer.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.166-167
- Poem Title:
- XLII. The Owl and the Farmer.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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