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Subject: DRURY-LANE THEATRE, LONDON
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ADDRESS SPOKEN AT THE OPENING OF THE DRURY-LANE THEATRE, by GEORGE GORDON BYRON    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In one dread night our city saw, and sighed
Last Line: Still may we please -- long, long may you preside!
Alternate Author Name(s): Byron, Lord; Byron, 6th Baron
Subject(s): Drury-lane Theatre, London; Theater & Theaters; Stage Life


PARANTHETICAL ADDRESS, BY DR. PLAGIARY, by GEORGE GORDON BYRON    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: When energizing objects men pursue
Last Line: My next subscription-list shall say how much you give!
Alternate Author Name(s): Byron, Lord; Byron, 6th Baron
Subject(s): Drury-lane Theatre, London


REJECTED ADDRESSES: A TALE OF DRURY LANE, BY W. S., by HORACE SMITH    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Survey this shield, all bossy bright
Last Line: So high she soars, so vast, so quick!
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Horatio
Subject(s): Drury-lane Theatre, London; Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)


REJECTED ADDRESSES: DRURY LANE HUSTINGS, BY A PIC-NIC POET, by JAMES SMITH (1775-1839)    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Mr. Jack, your address, says the prompter
Last Line: Tol de rol, &c.
Subject(s): Drury-lane Theatre, London


REJECTED ADDRESSES: THE BEAUTIFUL INCENDIARY, BY THE HON. W. S., by HORACE SMITH    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sobriety, cease to be sober
Last Line: Be stacked with defunct lady mugg!
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Horatio
Subject(s): Diaries; Drury-lane Theatre, London; Spencer, William Robert (1769-1834)