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The mind to virtue is by verse subdued

DMI number:
24889
First Line:
The mind to virtue is by verse subdued
Last Line:
And the muse triumphed where the patriot failed
Poem Genre / Form:
Epigram and Couplet
Themes:
Glories of past ages[Rome], Liberty, Poetry / literature / writing[Drama], and Politics
Related People
Author:
Ambrose Philips
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Segar (1937): 133. Chalmers (1810) XIII: 125.
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of select epigrams in which are many originals never before printed by the most eminent hands [T124651]
Page No(s):
p.91
Poem Title:
To Mr. Addison, on his Tragedy of Cato.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed