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A lady who a negro bought

DMI number:
30253
First Line:
A lady who a negro bought
Last Line:
The black did still a black remain
Poem Genre / Form:
Couplet and Fable
Themes:
Advice / moral precepts and Race / racism
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Author:
Edmund Arwaker
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
Probable variant of 'Fable XII. The Negro: Or, Labour in Vain'. Select Fables (1708), I: 114-115.
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First Line:
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Last Line:
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Relationship:
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Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
Select tales and fables with prudential maxims in prose and verse [vol II] [N67747] [ecco]
Page No(s):
p.1
Poem Title:
Fable II. Labour in Vain: Or, The Negro.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Select tales and fables with prudential maxims in prose and verse [vol II] [T127913] [ecco]
Page No(s):
p.1
Poem Title:
Fable II. Labour in Vain: Or, The Negro.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
Select tales and fables with prudential maxims in prose and verse [vol II] [T128069] [ecco]
Page No(s):
p.95
Poem Title:
Fable II. Labour in Vain. Or, The Negro.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed