The state and men's affairs are the best plays
- DMI number:
- 9221
- First Line:
- The state and men's affairs are the best plays
- Last Line:
- The bruised reed nor quencheth smoking flax
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Epistle
- Themes:
- Poetry / literature / writing[Ben Jonson] and Theatre[Ben Jonson]
- Author:
- John Donne
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Not in Smith; Grierson I, 414-15; probably by Sir John Roe.
- Author:
- Sir John Roe
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Grierson I, 414-15; probably by Sir John Roe.
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions. Written by the Reverend John Donne [T96902]
- Page No(s):
- pp.175-176
- Poem Title:
- To Ben. Johnson, Jan. 6, 1603.
- Attribution:
- Collected under Donne's name
- Attributed To:
- John Donne
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