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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]
Related People
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.
Content/Publication
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