My days have been so wondrous free,
The little birds that fly
With careless ease from tree to tree,
Were but bless'd as I.

Thomas Parnell

My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free

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Topic

Being carefree

Author

Thomas Parnell

Source

My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1714 1710s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ireland Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Parnell, Thomas. "Song." Poetical Miscellanies, Consisting of Original Poems and Translations. London: Jacob Tonson, 1714.

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Topic
Legal system

Author

Alexander Pope
Source
The Rape of the Lock
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1714 1710s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock. London: Bernard Lintott, 1714, canto 3, l. 21.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "The Rape of the Lock." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, canto 3, I. 21.