Blacklight

Time is the standard by which things are tried

DMI number:
7636
First Line:
Time is the standard by which things are tried
Last Line:
But soon declineth like a transient flower
Poem Genre / Form:
Answer/reply and Couplet
Themes:
Time
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Relationship:
Answer To/Answered By
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [May 1711]
Page No(s):
p.178
Poem Title:
The Second Enigma answered
Attribution:
By Mr. Tho. Arnold
Attributed To:
Thomas Arnold