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Some kings the names of conquerors assumed

DMI number:
5596
First Line:
Some kings the names of conquerors assumed
Last Line:
And feared a title that reproached their lives
Poem Genre / Form:
Extract / snippet from longer work and Couplet
Themes:
The monarchy (heads of state)
Related People
Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Britannia Rediviva; Calif. III (1969): 221.
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Some kings the name of conquerours assumed
Last Line:
And feared a title that reproached their lives
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Content/Publication
Title:
Athenian sport: or two thousand paradoxes; with improvements from Boyle, Lock, Norris and other illustrious wits [T93435]
Page No(s):
p.318
Poem Title:
[no title]
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