A franklin was the sergeant's chief delight
- DMI number:
- 18342
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- A franklin was the sergeant's chief delight
- Last Line:
- Renowned for courtesy by all beloved
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Character, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Food and drink
- Translated from:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Author:
- Thomas Betterton
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from 'Chaucer's Characters' (The Franklin). Betterton (1712): 264-266
- First Line:
- Twas when the fields imbibe the vernal showers
- Last Line:
- Therefore he sung so cheerful and so loud
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, modernis'd [Vol. I] [ESTC T75505] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.15
- Poem Title:
- The Franklin, or Country-Gentleman.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Betterton
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Betterton
- Title:
- The Canterbury tales of Chaucer, modernis'd by several hands [Vol I] [ESTC T75503]
- Page No(s):
- pp. 20-21
- Poem Title:
- The Franklin, or Country-Gentleman.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Betterton
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Betterton
Poem Aliases
Chaucer. Canterbury Tales. General Prologue
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