Didactic poem · 1757

The Fleece

A Poem in Four Books

by John Dyer

Dyer's didactic poem in four books of blank verse on the English wool trade, from the care of sheep and the shearing to the loom, the markets and the ships that carry cloth to the world.

Contents · 4 parts

• Book Iabout 720 lines
• Book IIabout 660 lines
• Book IIIabout 630 lines
• Book IVabout 700 lines

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