A lion tired with state affairs
- DMI number:
- 24902
- First Line:
- A lion tired with state affairs
- Last Line:
- Will feed on geese both noon and night
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Fable
- Themes:
- Animals[lion; fox; geese] and Politics
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) II: 310-311.
- Title:
- A Collection of Modern Fables [ESTC T85473]
- Page No(s):
- pp.158-159
- Poem Title:
- Fable LXXVII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- Page No(s):
- pp.120-121
- Poem Title:
- VIII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Page No(s):
- pp.120-121
- Poem Title:
- VIII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The Edinburgh Entertainer [T128711]
- Page No(s):
- pp.277-279
- Poem Title:
- Fable VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese.
- Attribution:
- p.267: From Mr. Gay's Fables.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor or a collection of select piece of poetry [T126136] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-4
- Poem Title:
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets [T115504] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-5
- Poem Title:
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-4
- Poem Title:
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-4
- Poem Title:
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-4
- Poem Title:
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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