The dunciadMethuen, 1943 |
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Page 131
... Blackmore , Kt . who ( as Mr. Dryden express'd it ) Writ to the rumbling of his Coach's wheels ( Prologue to The Pilgrim , 1700 ) , and whose indefatigable Muse pro- duced no less than six Epic poems : Prince and King Arthur , 20 Books ...
... Blackmore , Kt . who ( as Mr. Dryden express'd it ) Writ to the rumbling of his Coach's wheels ( Prologue to The Pilgrim , 1700 ) , and whose indefatigable Muse pro- duced no less than six Epic poems : Prince and King Arthur , 20 Books ...
Page 132
... Blackmore ex- pressed his abhorrence of this parody , but did not mention Pope by name . " One of these Champions of ... Blackmore's celestial Machines , as they cannot be " defended so much as by common receiv'd opinion , so are ...
... Blackmore ex- pressed his abhorrence of this parody , but did not mention Pope by name . " One of these Champions of ... Blackmore's celestial Machines , as they cannot be " defended so much as by common receiv'd opinion , so are ...
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... Blackmore had come in for some amusing ridi- cule as one of Curll's authors . Apart from personal grounds , Blackmore earned his place in the Dunciad on his merits as a writer , and he had been a butt of the wits since his attack on ...
... Blackmore had come in for some amusing ridi- cule as one of Curll's authors . Apart from personal grounds , Blackmore earned his place in the Dunciad on his merits as a writer , and he had been a butt of the wits since his attack on ...
Contents
man to undertake such a work But tis too late to dissuade by 5 | x |
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE | xlix |
The Dunciad Variorum with the Prolegomena of Scriblerus 1278 | 1 |
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