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Page 442
... satire but be- cause of its effective situations and " singable " songs . The production of its sequel , Polly , was forbidden by the lord chamberlain ( doubtless on Walpole's instructions ) , but the ban was an excellent advertisement ...
... satire but be- cause of its effective situations and " singable " songs . The production of its sequel , Polly , was forbidden by the lord chamberlain ( doubtless on Walpole's instructions ) , but the ban was an excellent advertisement ...
Page 811
... satirical ro- mance . In 1835 he published Wally , die Zweiflerin ( " Wally the Doubter " ) , an attack on marriage , coloured ... satire on the educational theories of the time . Gutzkow By courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum ...
... satirical ro- mance . In 1835 he published Wally , die Zweiflerin ( " Wally the Doubter " ) , an attack on marriage , coloured ... satire on the educational theories of the time . Gutzkow By courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum ...
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... satirist , remarkable for his liter- ary versatility and innovations . His Vir- gidemiarum ( 6 books , 1597-1602 ; " A Harvest of Blows " ) was the first English satire success- fully modelled on Latin satire , and its cou- plets ...
... satirist , remarkable for his liter- ary versatility and innovations . His Vir- gidemiarum ( 6 books , 1597-1602 ; " A Harvest of Blows " ) was the first English satire success- fully modelled on Latin satire , and its cou- plets ...
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