Time was when poets played through the game
- DMI number:
- 31246
- First Line:
- Time was when poets played through the game
- Last Line:
- That verse and virtue are their own reward
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Satire, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Poetry / literature / writing
- Author:
- William Whitehead
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract w. variants from 'A Charge to the Poets' ('Time was when poets play'd the thorough game'). Chalmers (1810) XVII: 231-234. Forster (1980): 70.
- Title:
- A collection of the most esteemed pieces of poetry [T124631] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.125-129
- Poem Title:
- Extracted From Mr. W. Whitehead's Charge to the Poets.
- Attribution:
- Mr. W. Whitehead
- Attributed To:
- William Whitehead
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