What has this bugbear death to frighten man
- DMI number:
- 3914
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- What has this bugbear death to frighten man
- Last Line:
- As he who died a thousand years ago
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Essay, Philosophic poetry, Imitation / translation / paraphrase, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Ancient history, Death, Mythology, Philosophical enquiry, and Science
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Calif. III (1969): 48-56.
- Translated from:
- Lucretius
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- From death we rose to life tis but the same
- Last Line:
- As he who died a thousand years ago
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of the best english poetry by several hands [vol I] [T71]
- Page No(s):
- pp.2-10
- Poem Title:
- Lucretius A Poem Against The Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The polite companion: containing essays illustrated with passages from the poets, orators [T202654] [Vol.2]
- Page No(s):
- pp.94-105
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellany poems: in two parts [ESTC R31378]
- Page No(s):
- pp.60-79
- Poem Title:
- Translation Of The Latter Part of the Third Book Of Lucretius, Against the Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Sylvae: or the second part of poetical miscellanies [T116469]
- Page No(s):
- pp.30-44
- Poem Title:
- Translation of the Latter Part of the Third Book of Lucretius. Against the fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Sylvae: or, the second part of poetical miscellanies [ESTC R1682]
- Page No(s):
- pp.60-79
- Poem Title:
- Translation Of The Latter Part of the Third Book Of Lucretius Against the Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Sylvae: or, the second part of poetical miscellanies [ESTC R31379]
- Page No(s):
- pp.60-79
- Poem Title:
- Translation Of The Latter Part of the Third Book Of Lucretius; Against the Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- Sylvae: or, the second part of poetical miscellanies [ESTC R41930]
- Page No(s):
- pp.60-79
- Poem Title:
- Translation Of The Latter Part of the Third Book Of Lucretius; Against the Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- The second part of miscellany poems [N70161]
- Page No(s):
- pp.50-59
- Poem Title:
- Translation of the latter Part of the Third Book of Lucretius; against the Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- Title:
- The second part of miscellany poems [T117014] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.49-57
- Poem Title:
- Translation of the latter Part of the Third Book of Lucretius; against the Fear of Death.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
Poem Aliases
Lucretius. De Rerum Natura. Book 3.
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