Union First Line Index of English Verse

13th-19th Century (bulk 1500-1800)



First Line: Sicilian muse begin a loftier strain Though lowly shrubs and trees that shade the plain 
Author (Last name, First): Dryden, John 
Title: Fourth pastoral, or Pollio. [The Argument follows.] 
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Last Line: Then smile the frowning infant's doom is read No god shall crown the board nor goddess bless the bed 
Library: U. Leeds, Brotherton 
Shelfmark: Lt 20 
Folio: p.[A] 23-26 
Ref Nbr: 1378 
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Translations/Imitations: Virgil
Pastoral 4 
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