Draw England ruined by what was given before
- DMI number:
- 11882
- First Line:
- Draw England ruined by what was given before
- Last Line:
- Saw his ships burnt and as they burnt he ------
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Topical satire, Advice to a Painter poems, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Politics and War[Anglo-Dutch War]
- Author:
- Sir John Denham
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Banks (1928): 327-331: considers Denham's authorship impossible. George deF. Lord describes attribution to Denham as 'a blind' to shield true authors from prosecution: POAS I (1963): 140.
- First Line:
- Draw England ruined by what was given before
- Last Line:
- Saw his ships burn and as they burnt he ------
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A third collection of ... poems, satyrs, songs, &c. against popery and tyranny [ESTC R26292]
- Page No(s):
- pp.17-18
- Poem Title:
- Directions To A Painter.
- Attribution:
- By Sir John Denham.
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Denham
- Title:
- Occasional poems on the late Dutch war [T102884]
- Page No(s):
- pp.9-12
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By the same Hand [i.e. Denham]
- Attributed To:
- Sir John Denham
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