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Subject: D'AVENANT, WILLIAM (1606-1668)
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TO MY FRIEND D'AVENANT, UPON HIS EXCELLENT PLAY, 'THE JUST ITALIAN', by THOMAS CAREW    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: I'll not mis-spend in praise the narrow room
Last Line: Wise men, that govern fate, shall entertain.
Subject(s): D'avenant, William (1606-1668); Plays & Playwrights ; Dramatists


TO THE READER OF MASTER WILLIAM D'AVENANT'S PLAY, 'THE WITS', by THOMAS CAREW    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: It hath been said of old that plays are feasts
Last Line: Take the just elevation of your wit.
Subject(s): D'avenant, William (1606-1668); Plays & Playwrights ; Dramatists