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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
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Content/Publication
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