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
... Poets in particular; the Governors of it, and the four Cardinal Virtues. Then the poem hastes into the midst of ... Poet Laureate, anoints him, carries him to Court, and proclaims him Successor. The Mighty Mother, and her son who brings ...
... Poets in particular; the Governors of it, and the four Cardinal Virtues. Then the poem hastes into the midst of ... Poet Laureate, anoints him, carries him to Court, and proclaims him Successor. The Mighty Mother, and her son who brings ...
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... Poetic Justice, with her lifted scale, Where, in nice balance, truth with gold she weighs, And solid pudding against empty praise. Here she beholds the Chaos dark and deep, Where nameless somethings in their causes sleep, Till genial ...
... Poetic Justice, with her lifted scale, Where, in nice balance, truth with gold she weighs, And solid pudding against empty praise. Here she beholds the Chaos dark and deep, Where nameless somethings in their causes sleep, Till genial ...
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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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... Poet, which they contend to overtake. The Races described, with their divers accidents. Next, the game for a Poetess. Then follow the exercises for the Poets, of tickling, vociferating, diving; the first holds forth the arts and ...
... Poet, which they contend to overtake. The Races described, with their divers accidents. Next, the game for a Poetess. Then follow the exercises for the Poets, of tickling, vociferating, diving; the first holds forth the arts and ...
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... ) A Church collects the saints of Drury-lane. With Authors, Stationers obey'd the call (The field of glory is a field for all); Glory and gain th' industrious tribe provoke, And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke. A poet's form 16.
... ) A Church collects the saints of Drury-lane. With Authors, Stationers obey'd the call (The field of glory is a field for all); Glory and gain th' industrious tribe provoke, And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke. A poet's form 16.
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