Whereas the son of Daedalus with pride and pinions led
- DMI number:
- 18235
- First Line:
- Whereas the son of Daedalus with pride and pinions led
- Last Line:
- To squench his thirst and rebaptize the vast Icarian Sea
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Ambition, Disaster, and Mythology
- First Line:
- Thus have I known a barrister the path of honour tread
- Last Line:
- A city swallow chirps his fame but one no summer makes
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Poems on several occasions: containing, I. Fancy and reason, a controversy. II. The Hoop-Petticoat. III. The Misfortune.... [ESTC N20789] ECCO
- Page No(s):
- p.17
- Poem Title:
- Icarus; a Fable.
- Attribution:
- By a Lady (title page)
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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