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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Page 4
... eye on Bayes, to be the Instrument of that great event which is the Subject of the poem. He is described pensive among his books, giving up the Cause, and apprehending the Period of her Empire. After debating whether to betake himself ...
... eye on Bayes, to be the Instrument of that great event which is the Subject of the poem. He is described pensive among his books, giving up the Cause, and apprehending the Period of her Empire. After debating whether to betake himself ...
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... eye, The cave of Poverty and 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 ...
... eye, The cave of Poverty and 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 ...
Page 8
... eyes the lively dunce, Rememb'ring she herself was Pertness once. Now (shame to Fortune!) an ill run at play Blank'd his bold visage, and a thin third day: Swearing and supperless the hero sate, Blasphemed his gods the dice, and damn'd ...
... eyes the lively dunce, Rememb'ring she herself was Pertness once. Now (shame to Fortune!) an ill run at play Blank'd his bold visage, and a thin third day: Swearing and supperless the hero sate, Blasphemed his gods the dice, and damn'd ...
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... eyes: The rolling smoke involves the sacrifice. The opening clouds disclose each work by turns, Now flames the Cid, and now Perolla burns; Great Cæsar roars and hisses in the fires; King John in silence modestly expires: No merit now ...
... eyes: The rolling smoke involves the sacrifice. The opening clouds disclose each work by turns, Now flames the Cid, and now Perolla burns; Great Cæsar roars and hisses in the fires; King John in silence modestly expires: No merit now ...
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... eyes direct their rays On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze. His peers shine round him with reflected grace, New-edge their dulness, and new-bronze their face. So from the sun's broad beam, in shallow urns, Heav'n's twinkling ...
... eyes direct their rays On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze. His peers shine round him with reflected grace, New-edge their dulness, and new-bronze their face. So from the sun's broad beam, in shallow urns, Heav'n's twinkling ...
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