You dog y' ha' spoiled my rope twas strong and tight
- DMI number:
- 6912
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- You dog y' ha' spoiled my rope twas strong and tight
- Last Line:
- If ever I cut him down even hang me up again
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Comic verse and Couplet
- Themes:
- Death and Money / wealth
- Author:
- Samuel Wesley
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Wesley (1685): 68-70 ('A Covetous Old Fellow having taken occasion to hang himself a little; another comes in, in the nick, and cuts him down; but instead of Thanking him for his Life, he accuses him for spoyling the Rope', from 'Maggots').
- Title:
- Athenianism: or the new projects of Mr. John Dunton [T145151]
- Page No(s):
- p.215
- Poem Title:
- Frolick X. A Covetous old Fellow having taken Occasion to hang himself a little; another comes in, in the Nick, and cuts him down; but instead of thanking him for his Life, he accuses him for spoiling the Rope.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dunton
- Attributed To:
- John Dunton
Poem Aliases
Wesley. Maggots.
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