A parish priest was of the pilgrim train
- DMI number:
- 25487
- First Line:
- A parish priest was of the pilgrim train
- Last Line:
- And his new work as in Creation blessed
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Character, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts and Religion
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Calif. VII (2000): 506-10.
- First Line:
- A parish priest was of the pilgrim train
- Last Line:
- He needs no foil but shines by his own proper light
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- A parish priest was of the pilgrim train
- Last Line:
- Well may the baser brass contract a rust
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of moral and sacred poems from the most celebrated English authors [vol I] [T16524] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.70-73
- Poem Title:
- The Character of a Good Parson. Imitated from Chaucer.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
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