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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... rise and fall, And with her own fools-colours guilds them all. 'T was on the day when Thorold, rich and grave, Like Cimon, triumph'd both on land and wave (Pomps without guilt, of bloodless swords and maces, Glad chains, warm furs ...
... rise and fall, And with her own fools-colours guilds them all. 'T was on the day when Thorold, rich and grave, Like Cimon, triumph'd both on land and wave (Pomps without guilt, of bloodless swords and maces, Glad chains, warm furs ...
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... Let Bawdry, Billingsgate, my daughters dear, Support his front, and Oaths bring up the rear: And under his, and under Archer's wing, Gaming and Grub-street skulk behind the King. 'Oh! when shall rise a monarch all our own, And 13.
... Let Bawdry, Billingsgate, my daughters dear, Support his front, and Oaths bring up the rear: And under his, and under Archer's wing, Gaming and Grub-street skulk behind the King. 'Oh! when shall rise a monarch all our own, And 13.
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Alexander Pope. 'Oh! when shall rise a monarch all our own, And I, a nursing mother, rock the throne; 'Twixt Prince and People close the curtain draw, Shade him from light, and cover him from law; Fatten the Courtier, starve the learned ...
Alexander Pope. 'Oh! when shall rise a monarch all our own, And I, a nursing mother, rock the throne; 'Twixt Prince and People close the curtain draw, Shade him from light, and cover him from law; Fatten the Courtier, starve the learned ...
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