Cooper how foolish would that author be
- DMI number:
- 6205
- First Line:
- Cooper how foolish would that author be
- Last Line:
- It may a while be thumbed and then forgot
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Couplet, Satire, and Epistle
- Themes:
- Manners and Poetry / literature / writing
- Author:
- John Oldmixon
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- 'By J. O.' P2007 (i.e John Oldmixon, the editor?)
- Translated from:
- Nicolas Boileau Despréaux
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Cowper how foolish would that author be
- Last Line:
- It may a while be thumbed and then forgot
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muses mercury [P2007] [September 1707]
- Page No(s):
- pp.198-205
- Poem Title:
- The Ninth Epistle of Boileau. Humbly Address'd to The Right Honourable William Lord Cooper, Baron of Wingham, Lord High Chancellour of Great Britain.
- Attribution:
- By J. O.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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