Who is this thilke old bard which wonneth here

DMI number:

30478

First Line:

Who is this thilke old bard which wonneth here

Last Line:

And merie be thy heart old Dan Chaucer

Poem Genre / Form:

Inscription, Couplet, and Imitation (in the style of...)

Themes:

Gardens and Poetry / literature / writing[Geoffrey Chaucer]

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Author:

William Thompson

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Forster (1980): 67.

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Content/Publication

Title:

The Poetical Calendar. Vol. VIII. For August. [T146609]

Page No(s):

p.103

Poem Title:

VII. In Chaucer's Boure.

Attribution:

By William Thompson, M.A. Late Fellow of Queen's College, Oxon.

Attributed To:

William Thompson