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... Satire against Wit- a proclamation of defiance which united the poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ridicule from every side . This he doubtless foresaw , and evidently de- spised ; nor should his ...
... Satire against Wit- a proclamation of defiance which united the poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ridicule from every side . This he doubtless foresaw , and evidently de- spised ; nor should his ...
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... satire upon Sporus . Of the two poems which derived their names from the year , and which are called the Epilogue to the Satires , it was very justly remarked by Savage , that the second was in the whole more strongly conceived , and ...
... satire upon Sporus . Of the two poems which derived their names from the year , and which are called the Epilogue to the Satires , it was very justly remarked by Savage , that the second was in the whole more strongly conceived , and ...
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... Satire was certainly finished in the beginning of the year 1726 . In December 1725 , the King , in his passage from Helvoetsluys , escaped with great difficulty from a storm by landing at Rye ; and the conclusion of the Satire turns the ...
... Satire was certainly finished in the beginning of the year 1726 . In December 1725 , the King , in his passage from Helvoetsluys , escaped with great difficulty from a storm by landing at Rye ; and the conclusion of the Satire turns the ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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