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... reigning Pleasures of the Court and Town. This happened in the Year 1725,
and continued to the Year 1728. See Book 3. Vers. 191, £jV. Vihie 10. Daughter
of Chaos, &c. The beauty of this whole Allegory being purely of the Poetical kind,
...
... reigning Pleasures of the Court and Town. This happened in the Year 1725,
and continued to the Year 1728. See Book 3. Vers. 191, £jV. Vihie 10. Daughter
of Chaos, &c. The beauty of this whole Allegory being purely of the Poetical kind,
...
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George Withtrt was a great pretender to poetical zeal against the vices of the
times, and abused the greatest Personages in power, which brought upon him
frequent correction. The Marjbaljta and Newgate were no strangers to him. Win- •
tanly ...
George Withtrt was a great pretender to poetical zeal against the vices of the
times, and abused the greatest Personages in power, which brought upon him
frequent correction. The Marjbaljta and Newgate were no strangers to him. Win- •
tanly ...
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... 370 Yet silent bow'd to Christ's No kingdom here. .REMARKS. Verse 358. Tiro*
the long, heavy, painful fate, &c] All these lines very well imitate the slow
drowzincss with which they proceed. It is impoffible for any one who has a
poetical ear ...
... 370 Yet silent bow'd to Christ's No kingdom here. .REMARKS. Verse 358. Tiro*
the long, heavy, painful fate, &c] All these lines very well imitate the slow
drowzincss with which they proceed. It is impoffible for any one who has a
poetical ear ...
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| Title | The Dunciad Variorum, 1729 A Scolar Press Facsimile Volume 5 of Twickenham edition of the poems of Alexander Pope |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Scolar Press, 1966 |
| Length | 124 pages |
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