As a shepherd in the field sat tenting his sheep

DMI number:

7576

First Line:

As a shepherd in the field sat tenting his sheep

Last Line:

The number of sheep that I've now left behind

Poem Genre / Form:

Question and Couplet

Themes:

Agriculture and Science[mathematical question]

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Content/Publication

Title:

Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [March 1711]

Page No(s):

p.107

Poem Title:

Third Question

Attribution:

By Mr. Nathaniel Brown

Attributed To:

Nathaniel Brown