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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
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Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Calif. VII (2000): 506-10.
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Content/Publication
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