The merchant joyful with the hopes of gain
- DMI number:
- 35891
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- The merchant joyful with the hopes of gain
- Last Line:
- Lay malice by and use him as you find
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- Theatre
- Author:
- John Banks
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Prologue to The Unhappy Favourite or the Earl of Essex (1682: ESTC R10948).
- Title:
- A Collection of the Most Celebrated Prologues Spoken at the Theatres of Drury-Lane and Lincolns-Inn. [N27805]
- Page No(s):
- pp.25-26
- Poem Title:
- Spoken by Major Mohun, the first four Days, to the Tragedy of The Unhappy Favourite; OR, The Earl of Essex.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Prologues and epilogues, celebrated for their poetical merit [ecco] [N12159]
- Page No(s):
- pp.215-216
- Poem Title:
- Prologue To Mr. Banks's Earl of Essex. Spoken by Major Mahon, the first four Days.
- Attribution:
- Mr. Banks
- Attributed To:
- John Banks
Poem Aliases
Unhappy Favourite or the Earl of Essex. Prologue.
Banks. Unhappy Favourite or the Earl of Essex.
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