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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... round, support her throne: Fierce champion Fortitude, that knows no fears Of hisses, blows, or want, or loss of ears: Calm Temperance, whose blessings those partake, Who hunger and who thirst for scribbling sake: Prudence, whose glass ...
... round, support her throne: Fierce champion Fortitude, that knows no fears Of hisses, blows, or want, or loss of ears: Calm Temperance, whose blessings those partake, Who hunger and who thirst for scribbling sake: Prudence, whose glass ...
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... Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play; Nonsense precipitate, like running lead, That slipp'd thro' cracks and zigzags of the head; All that on folly frenzy cold beget, Fruits of dull heat, and ...
... Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play; Nonsense precipitate, like running lead, That slipp'd thro' cracks and zigzags of the head; All that on folly frenzy cold beget, Fruits of dull heat, and ...
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... 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 sparks draw light, and point their horns. Not with more glee, by hands pontific crown'd ...
... 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 sparks draw light, and point their horns. Not with more glee, by hands pontific crown'd ...
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