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Thespis the first that did surprise the age

DMI number:
27099
Poem Aliases
Horace's Epistles. Book II. Epistle III.
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Evidence:
First Line:
Thespis the first that did surprise the age
Last Line:
And made them look as great as those they played
Poem Genre / Form:
Imitation / translation / paraphrase and Couplet
Themes:
Theatre
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Translated from:
Horace
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Author:
Thomas Creech
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from 'Epistle III. To the Pisones, or the Art of Poetry.' Creech (1684): 547-570.
Content/Publication
Title:
A general history of the stage; with pieces of poetry never before published [T88607]
Page No(s):
pp.2-3
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
Creech.
Attributed To:
Thomas Creech
Title:
A general history of the stage; with pieces of poetry never before published [T88608]
Page No(s):
pp.2-3
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
Creech.
Attributed To:
Thomas Creech