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To close the prospect of the grassy plains

DMI number:
25357
First Line:
To close the prospect of the grassy plains
Last Line:
For mirth it were to ken thee trip the plain
Poem Genre / Form:
Pastoral and Couplet
Themes:
Grief / sadness / melancholy, Rural life, and Sex / relations between the sexes
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Author:
William Dawson
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Dawson (1724): 42-49.
Content/Publication
Title:
The Muse in a moral humour: being a collection of tales, fables, pastorals, by Several Hands. [Vol II] [ECCO] [ESTC T130696]
Page No(s):
pp.221-224
Poem Title:
The British Swain. Pastoral V. The Moan.
Attribution:
By W. Dawson. [p. 197]
Attributed To:
William Dawson