Beneath her footstool science groans in chains
- DMI number:
- 28048
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Beneath her footstool science groans in chains
- Last Line:
- Thou weepest and with thee wept each gentle muse
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Satire, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Poetry / literature / writing, Visions, and Wit
- Author:
- Alexander Pope
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Dunciad Book 4. Twickenham edition V.
- Title:
- Memoirs of the life and writings of Alexander Pope, esq. [ESTC T88302]
- Page No(s):
- p.232
- Poem Title:
- [No title]
- Attribution:
- Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
Poem Aliases
Pope. Dunciad. Book 4.
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