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A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed

DMI number:
12460
First Line:
A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed
Last Line:
And the nymph may be chaste that has never been tried
Poem Genre / Form:
Epigram and Couplet
Themes:
Sex / relations between the sexes
Related People
Author:
William Congreve
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
McKenzie II: 457.
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A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed
Last Line:
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Title:
A collection of epigrams. To which is prefixed, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [Vol. I] [ESTC T130692]
Page No(s):
CCCXLVI.
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[No title]
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Title:
A collection of epigrams. To which is prefix’d, a critical dissertation on this species of poetry. [ESTC T41]
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CCCXLIV.
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Title:
The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86025]
Page No(s):
pp.51-52
Poem Title:
LXXIII. The Oracle.
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Title:
The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86180]
Page No(s):
p.48
Poem Title:
The Oracle.
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Title:
The festoon: a collection of epigrams, ancient and modern [T86181] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.48
Poem Title:
The Oracle.
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Title:
The flowers of Parnassus: or, the Lady's Miscellany for the year M. DCC. XXXV [T124918]
Page No(s):
p.136
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[no title]
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