Sure there's a dearth of wit in this dull town
- DMI number:
- 35793
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Sure there's a dearth of wit in this dull town
- Last Line:
- When you should draw the sword you draw the guinea
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- Theatre and Wit
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Calif. XVI (1998): 9-10.
- Title:
- A collection and selection of english prologues and epilogues [vol 1] [T145232] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.99-100
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To King Arthur. An Opera.
- Attribution:
- Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Prologues and epilogues, celebrated for their poetical merit [ecco] [N12159]
- Page No(s):
- pp.63-65
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Dryden's Oopera of King Arthur, or the British Worthy.
- Attribution:
- Dryden
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
Poem Aliases
King Arthur or the British Worthy. Prologue.
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