Twas on a lofty vase's side
- DMI number:
- 22462
- First Line:
- Twas on a lofty vase's side
- Last Line:
- Nor all that glisters gold
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Fable, Ode, and Sestet aabccb
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts and Animals[Cat]
- Author:
- Thomas Gray
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Lonsdale (1984): 353-4. Suarez (1997) VI: 395. Lonsdale (1969): 78-85.
- First Line:
- Twas on a lofty vase's side
- Last Line:
- Nor all that glitters gold
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Ye distant spires ye antique towers
- Last Line:
- Tis folly to be wise
- Relationship:
- By the same hand as
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems by several hands, in three volumes [Vol.2] [T124507]
- Page No(s):
- pp.267-269
- Poem Title:
- Ode On the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.18-19
- Poem Title:
- On the death of a Favourite Cat drowned in a of [sic] Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in four volumes by several hands Vol. 2 [T115888]
- Page No(s):
- pp.274-276
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in three volumes, by several hands [T115891] [Vol.2] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.274-276
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in three volumes, by several hands [T148949] [Vol. 2] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.273-275
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [preceding poem unattributed]
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes, by several hands [Vol. 2] [T144532]
- Page No(s):
- pp.272-274
- Poem Title:
- Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gray.]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T101653] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.328-330
- Poem Title:
- Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gray.]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T115890] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.272-274
- Poem Title:
- Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gray]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T144724] [DUODECIMO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.272-274
- Poem Title:
- Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gray]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. [Vol 2] [T144724] [ECCO] [OCTAVO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.272-274
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gray.]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A collection of poems in six volumes. By several hands. With Notes [Vol 2] [T116246] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.284-286
- Poem Title:
- Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the Same. [i.e. Mr. Gray]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A select collection of poems from the most approved authors [vol 1] [N21829] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.133-134
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat. Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. Gray]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A Select Collection of Poems, From the most approved Authors, Vol 1 [N21809] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.133-134
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat. Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the same. [i.e. Thomas Gray]
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- A Select Collection of Poems, From the most approved Authors, Vol 1 [T117085] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.133-134
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat. Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By the same [i.e. Thomas Gray].
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- Poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools the fourth edition [ESTC T132703]
- Page No(s):
- pp.297-299
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- Gray
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces [ESTC T175134] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.275-277
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat. Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- Gray
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The poetical miscellany consisting of select pieces for the use of schools third edition [ESTC T118166] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.297-299
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- Gray
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.90-91
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat: Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- Gray.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.77-78
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat: Drowned in a Tub of Gold-Fishes. [Gray.]
- Attribution:
- Gray.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.77-78
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold-Fishes. [Gray.]
- Attribution:
- Gray.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.77-78
- Poem Title:
- Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold-Fishes. [Gray.]
- Attribution:
- Gray.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
- Title:
- The union: or select scots and english poems [T133850] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.63-65
- Poem Title:
- Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Grey.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
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