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Wide over the world misfortune bears her sway

DMI number:
32115
First Line:
Wide over the world misfortune bears her sway
Last Line:
Who prove this night the poor man's prisoner's friend
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Prologue
Themes:
Charity and Prison / imprisonment
Content/Publication
Title:
The Poetical Calendar. Vol. XI. For November. [T146608]
Page No(s):
pp.119-120
Poem Title:
Prologue to The Distressed Mother, Acted in the Country to Raise Money, in Order to Discharge a Debtor from Prison.
Attribution:
By P.W.
Attributed To:
Not attributed