The husbandman in vain renews his toil
- DMI number:
- 17528
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- The husbandman in vain renews his toil
- Last Line:
- Before your late encouragement of wit
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Drama, Couplet, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Prologue
- Themes:
- Ambition, Critics / criticism, Gardens, and Theatre
- Author:
- William Congreve
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- McKenzie I: 251-252.
- Title:
- A Second and Last Collection of the Most Celebrated Prologues and Epilogues Spoken at the Theatres of Drury-Lane and Lincoln's-Inn. [N21645]
- Page No(s):
- pp.9-11
- Poem Title:
- Spoken at the Opening of the New House by Mr. BETTERTON, to the Comedy of LOVE for LOVE.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A second and last collection of the most celebrated prologues and epilogues spoken at the theatres of Drury-Lane and Lincolns-Inn. [ESTC N27804] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.9-11
- Poem Title:
- Spoken at the Opening of the New House by Mr. Betterton, to the Comedy of Love for Love.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection and selection of English prologues and epilogues [vol 3] [T145232] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.74-75
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Love For Love. Spoken At The Opening Of The New House.
- Attribution:
- Congreve.
- Attributed To:
- William Congreve
- Title:
- Prologues and epilogues, celebrated for their poetical merit [ecco] [N12159]
- Page No(s):
- pp.168-169
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Mr. Congreve's Love for Love. Spoken At the Opening of the New-House.
- Attribution:
- Congreve
- Attributed To:
- William Congreve
Poem Aliases
Love for Love. Prologue.
Congreve. Love for Love.
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