The wailings of a maiden I recite
- DMI number:
- 31218
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- The wailings of a maiden I recite
- Last Line:
- And till tomorrow comes defers her fate
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Anti- / mock-pastoral, Pastoral, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Grief / sadness / melancholy and Love
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) I: 104-108.
- First Line:
- Come night as dark as pitch surround my head
- Last Line:
- Tis hard so true a damsel dies a maid
- Relationship:
- Extract Of/Extracted In
- Comments:
- Title:
- The beauties of English poesy [vol 1] [T146028] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-148
- Poem Title:
- Wednesday; or, The Dumps.
- Attribution:
- Mr. Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The beauties of English poesy [vol 1] [T146032] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.144-148
- Poem Title:
- Wednesday; Or, The Dumps.
- Attribution:
- Mr. Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
Poem Aliases
Gay. Shepherd's Week. Wednesday.
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