The DunciadFans of literary lampoonery will delight in the no-holds-barred, scorched-earth satire that British poet Alexander Pope unleashes in his witty masterpiece, The Dunciad. Disgusted by the teeming waves of self-proclaimed "writers" who emerged in search of a quick buck when the growing availability of cheaply printed books made sentimental stories popular with the public, Pope took it upon himself to put these hacks in their place in an epic poem lambasting their dullness and lack of refinement. |
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... Poets in particular; the Governors of it, and the four Cardinal Virtues. Then the poem hastes into the midst of things, presenting her, on the evening of a Lord Mayor's day, revolving the long succession of her sons, and the glories ...
... Poets in particular; the Governors of it, and the four Cardinal Virtues. Then the poem hastes into the midst of things, presenting her, on the evening of a Lord Mayor's day, revolving the long succession of her sons, and the glories ...
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... Poetry: Keen hollow winds howl thro' the bleak recess, Emblem of Music caus'd by Emptiness: Hence bards, like Proteus long in vain tied down, Escape in monsters, and amaze the town; Hence Miscellanies spring, the weekly boast Of Curll's ...
... Poetry: Keen hollow winds howl thro' the bleak recess, Emblem of Music caus'd by Emptiness: Hence bards, like Proteus long in vain tied down, Escape in monsters, and amaze the town; Hence Miscellanies spring, the weekly boast Of Curll's ...
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... Poem or a Play: How hints, like spawn, scarce quick in embryo lie, How new-born nonsense first is taught to cry, Maggots, half-form'd, in rhyme exactly meet, And learn to crawl upon poetic feet. Here one poor word a hundred clenches ...
... Poem or a Play: How hints, like spawn, scarce quick in embryo lie, How new-born nonsense first is taught to cry, Maggots, half-form'd, in rhyme exactly meet, And learn to crawl upon poetic feet. Here one poor word a hundred clenches ...
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... Poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep. Much to the mindful Queen the feast recalls What city swans once sung within the walls; Much she revolves their arts, their ancient praise, And sure succession ...
... Poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep. Much to the mindful Queen the feast recalls What city swans once sung within the walls; Much she revolves their arts, their ancient praise, And sure succession ...
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... poetry fall'n lame. Did on the stage my fops appear confin'd? My life gave ampler lessons to mankind. Did the dead letter unsuccessful prove? The brisk example never fail'd to move. Yet sure, had Heav'n decreed to save the state, Heav'n ...
... poetry fall'n lame. Did on the stage my fops appear confin'd? My life gave ampler lessons to mankind. Did the dead letter unsuccessful prove? The brisk example never fail'd to move. Yet sure, had Heav'n decreed to save the state, Heav'n ...
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